POM - J. Galván POM - J. Galván 1 PRODUCTION AND PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT Ch. 5: Forecasting Ch. 5: Forecasting
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POM - J. Galvn*PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENTCh. 5: Forecasting
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POM - J. Galvn*Learning ObjectivesUnderstand techniques to foresee the future
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POM - J. Galvn*What is Forecasting?Process of predicting a future eventUnderlying basis of all business decisionsProductionInventoryPersonnelFacilities
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POM - J. Galvn*Short-range forecastUp to 1 year; usually < 3 monthsJob scheduling, worker assignmentsMedium-range forecast3 months to 3 yearsSales & production planning, budgetingLong-range forecast3+ yearsNew product planning, facility locationTypes of Forecasts by Time Horizon
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POM - J. Galvn*Short-term vs. Longer-term ForecastingMedium/long range forecasts deal with more comprehensive issues and support management decisions regarding planning and products, plants and processes.Short-term forecasting usually employs different methodologies than longer-term forecastingShort-term forecasts tend to be more accurate than longer-term forecasts.
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POM - J. Galvn*Influence of Product Life CycleStages of introduction & growth require longer forecasts than maturity and declineForecasts useful in projecting staffing levels, inventory levels, and factory capacity as product passes through stages
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POM - J. Galvn*Types of ForecastsEconomic forecastsAddress business cyclee.g., inflation rate, money supply etc.Technological forecastsPredict technological changePredict new product salesDemand forecastsPredict existing product sales
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POM - J. Galvn*Seven Steps in ForecastingDetermine the use of the forecastSelect the items to be forecastDetermine the time horizon of the forecastSelect the forecasting model(s)Gather the dataMake the forecastValidate and implement results
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POM - J. Galvn*Realities of ForecastingForecasts are seldom perfectMost forecasting methods assume that there is some underlying stability in the systemBoth product family and aggregated product forecasts are more accurate than individual product forecasts
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POM - J. Galvn*Forecasting ApproachesUsed when situation is stable & historical data existExisting productsCurrent technologyInvolves mathematical techniquese.g., forecasting sales of color televisionsQuantitative MethodsUsed when situation is vague & little data existNew productsNew technologyInvolves intuition, experiencee.g., forecasting sales on InternetQualitative Methods
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POM - J. Galvn*Overview of Qualitative MethodsJury of executive opinionPool opinions of high-level executives, sometimes augment by statistical modelsSales force compositeestimates from individual salespersons are reviewed for reasonableness, then aggregatedDelphi methodPanel of experts, queried iterativelyConsumer Market SurveyAsk the customer
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POM - J. Galvn*Involves small group of high-level managersGroup estimates demand by working togetherCombines managerial experience with statistical modelsRelatively quickGroup-think disadvantage 1995 Corel Corp.Jury of Executive Opinion
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POM - J. Galvn*Sales Force CompositeEach salesperson projects their salesCombined at district & national levelsSales reps know customers wantsTends to be overly optimistic
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POM - J. Galvn*Delphi MethodIterative group process3 types of peopleDecision makersStaffRespondentsReduces group-think(Sales?)(What will sales be? survey)(Sales will be 45, 50, 55)(Sales will be 50!)
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POM - J. Galvn*Consumer Market SurveyAsk customers about purchasing plansWhat consumers say, and what they actually do are often differentSometimes difficult to answer
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POM - J. Galvn*5-22Overview of Quantitative ApproachesNave approachMoving averagesExponential smoothingTrend projection
Linear regressionTime-series ModelsCausal models
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POM - J. Galvn*Quantitative Forecasting Methods (Non-Naive)
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POM - J. Galvn*Set of evenly spaced numerical dataObtained by observing response variable at regular time periodsForecast based only on past valuesAssumes that factors influencing past, present, & future will continue ExampleYear:19931994199519961997Sales:78.763.589.793.292.1What is a Time Series?
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POM - J. Galvn*Time Series Components
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POM - J. Galvn*Persistent, overall upward or downward patternDue to population, technology etc.Several years duration Trend Component
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POM - J. Galvn*Repeating up & down movementsDue to interactions of factors influencing economyUsually 2-10 years duration Cyclical Component
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POM - J. Galvn*Regular pattern of up & down fluctuationsDue to weather, customs etc.Occurs within 1 year Seasonal Component
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POM - J. Galvn*Erratic, unsystematic, residual fluctuationsDue to random variation or unforeseen eventsUnion strikeTornadoShort duration & nonrepeating Random Component
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POM - J. Galvn*Any observed value in a time series is the product (or sum) of time series componentsMultiplicative modelYi = Ti Si Ci Ri (if quarterly or mo. data)Additive modelYi = Ti + Si + Ci + Ri (if quarterly or mo. data)General Time Series Models
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POM - J. Galvn*Naive ApproachAssumes demand in next period is the same as demand in most recent periode.g., If May sales were 48, then June sales will be 48Sometimes cost effective & efficient
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POM - J. Galvn*MA is a series of arithmetic means Used if little or no trendUsed often for smoothingProvides overall impression of data over timeEquationMoving Average Method
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POM - J. Galvn*YearSales02468939495969798ActualMoving Average Graph
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POM - J. Galvn*Increasing n makes forecast less sensitive to changesDo not forecast trend wellRequire much historical data 1984-1994 T/Maker Co.Disadvantages of Moving Average Method
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POM - J. Galvn*Used for forecasting linear trend lineAssumes relationship between response variable, Y, and time, X, is a linear function
Estimated by least squares methodMinimizes sum of squared errorsLinear Trend Projection
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POM - J. Galvn*b > 0b < 0aaYTime, XLinear Trend Projection Model
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POM - J. Galvn*TimeScatter Diagram
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POM - J. Galvn*Least Squares EquationsSlope:
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POM - J. Galvn*Multiplicative Seasonal ModelFind average historical demand for each season by summing the demand for that season in each year, and dividing by the number of years for which you have data.Compute the average demand over all seasons by dividing the total average annual demand by the number of seasons.Compute a seasonal index by dividing that seasons historical demand (from step 1) by the average demand over all seasons.Estimate next years total demandDivide this estimate of total demand by the number of seasons then multiply it by the seasonal index for that season. This provides the seasonal forecast.
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POM - J. Galvn*YXii=+abShows linear relationship between dependent & explanatory variablesExample: Sales & advertising (not time)Dependent (response) variableIndependent (explanatory) variable Slope Y-intercept^Linear Regression Model
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POM - J. Galvn*YXYai+^iiErrorLinear Regression Model
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POM - J. Galvn*Linear Regression EquationsSlope:
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POM - J. Galvn*Slope (b)Estimated Y changes by b for each 1 unit increase in XIf b = 2, then sales (Y) is expected to increase by 2 for each 1 unit increase in advertising (X)Y-intercept (a)Average value of Y when X = 0If a = 4, then average sales (Y) is expected to be 4 when advertising (X) is 0Interpretation of Coefficients
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POM - J. Galvn*Answers: how strong is the linear relationship between the variables?Coefficient of correlation Sample correlation coefficient denoted rValues range from -1 to +1Measures degree of associationUsed mainly for understandingCorrelation
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POM - J. Galvn*-1.0+1.00Perfect Positive CorrelationIncreasing degree of negative correlation-.5+.5Perfect Negative CorrelationNo CorrelationIncreasing degree of positive correlationCoefficient of Correlation Values
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POM - J. Galvn*Coefficient of Correlation and Regression Model
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POM - J. Galvn*You want to achieve:No pattern or direction in forecast errorError = (Yi - Yi) = (Actual - Forecast)Seen in plots of errors over timeSmallest forecast errorMean square error (MSE)Mean absolute deviation (MAD)^Guidelines for Selecting Forecasting Model
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POM - J. Galvn*Pattern of Forecast Error
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POM - J. Galvn*Measures how well forecast is predicting actual valuesRatio of running sum of forecast errors (RSFE) to mean absolute deviation (MAD)Good tracking signal has low valuesShould be within upper and lower control limitsTracking Signal
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POM - J. Galvn*Tracking Signal Plot
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POM - J. Galvn*Forecasting in the Service SectorPresents unusual challengesspecial need for short term recordsneeds differ greatly as function of industry and productissues of holidays and calendarunusual events
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POM - J. Galvn*Forecasting example
SALES DURING LAST YEAR
LAST YEARReal salesSpring200Summer350Fall 300Winter150TOTAL ANNUAL SALES1000
ESTIMATION: Annual increase of sales10,00%
What are the estimated seasonal sales amount for next year?
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POM - J. Galvn*Forecasting example (II)
LAST YEARPastsalesAverage sales for each seasonSeasonal factorTotal past annual sales/n of seasonsPast sales/Avg. SalesSpring2002500,8Summer3502501,4Fall 3002501,2Winter1502500,6TOTAL ANNUAL SALES10001000
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POM - J. Galvn*Forecasting example (III)
NEXT YEARSALES1100(10% increase)NEXT YEARAverage sales for each seasonSeasonal factorNext year's seasonal forecastTotal estimated annual sales/n of seasonsAs calculatedAvg.sales*FactorSpring?2750,8220Summer?2751,4385Fall ?2751,2330Winter?2750,6165TOTAL ANNUAL SALES110011001100
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