Advances in business and management forecasting. Vol. 8 / edited by Kenneth D. Lawrence, Ronald K. Klimberg.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lawrence, Kenneth D.

Klimberg, Ronald K.

Series:

Advances in business and management forecasting.

Advances in business and management forecasting, 1477-4070

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business forecasting.

Industrial management--Forecasting.

Industrial management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 208 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bingley [England] : Emerald Group Pub. Ltd., 2011.

Summary:

Advances in Business and Management Forecasting is a blind refereed serial publication published on an annual basis. The objective of this research annual is to present state-of-the-art studies in the application of forecasting methodologies to such areas as sales, marketing, and strategic decision making. (An accurate, robust forecast is critical to effective decision making.) It is the hope and direction of the research annual to become an applications and practitioner-oriented publication. The topics will normally include sales and marketing, forecasting, new product forecasting, judgmentally-based forecasting, the application of surveys to forecasting, forecasting for strategic business decisions, improvements in forecasting accuracy, and sales response models. It is both the hope and direction of the editorial board to stimulate the interest of the practitioners of forecasting to methods and techniques that are relevant.

Contents:

Removing systematic bias from demand forecasts / Joanne Utley

Seasonal influences on electricity demand in the mid-Atlantic region / John F. Kros

Propane demand modeling for residential sectors : a regression analysis / Nitin Shenoy, Milton Smith

A multiobjective model for warranty policies integrating product quality, market share, and R&D expenditures / Amitava Mitra, Jayprakash G. Patankar

Forecasting bank solvency : an emphasis on loan quality / Rebecca Abraham, Charles W. Harrington

An evaluation of financial analysts and naïve methods in forecasting long-term earnings / Michael Lacina, B. Brian Lee, Randall Zhaohui Xu

Short-term predictions of the total medical costs of California counties / Gary Kleinman, Dinesh Pai, Kenneth D. Lawrence

Estimating admissions and discharges for planning purposes : case of an academic health system / Rung-Chuan Lin, Kalyan S. Pasupathy, Mustafa Y. Sir

Simulation to forecast the impact of electronic medical records and inventory (patient) postponement in developing efficient heath care supply chains / Virginia M. Miori, Daniel J. Miori, Brian W. Segulin

Forecasting with information from the future / Frenck Waage

Prediction markets as a forecasting tool / Daniel E. O'Leary

Forecasting, control, and management of a production system using predictive visual interactive simulation / Rolando Quintana, Mark T. Leung

Percentage forecasting error : a new forecasting performance measure : how accurate is it? / Ronald K. Klimberg, George P. Sillup, Kevin Boyle.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Print version record

ISBN:

1-283-40635-7

9786613406354

0-85724-960-6