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C H A P T E R
Forecasting Models
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Absolute Absolute
Actual Forecast Deviation Forecast Deviation
Battery with with with with
Month Sales 0.8 0.8 0.5 0.5
January 20 22 2 22 2
February 21 20.40 0.6 21 0
March 15 20.880 5.88 21 6
April 14 16.176 2.176 18 4
May 13 14.435 1.435 16 3
June 16 13.287 2.713 14.5 31.5
Sum of absolute deviations: 15 16.5
MAD: 2.46 2.75
On the basis of this analysis, a smoothing constant of 0.8 is Alternative Example 5.6: The rated power capacity (in hours/
preferred to 0.5 because it has a smaller MAD. week) over the past 6 years has been:
Alternative Example 5.5: Use the sales data given below to de-
termine: (a) the least squares trend line, (b) the predicted value for Rated Capacity
Year (hrs/wk)
2000 sales.
1 115
Year Sales (Units) 2 120
3 118
1993 100 4 124
1994 110 5 123
1995 122 6 130
1996 130
1997 139 Here is an alternative way to recode years which simplifies the
1998 152
math since X 0.
1999 164
Renumbered Capacity
To minimize computations, transform the value of x (time) to sim- Year Year (x) (y) x2 xy
pler numbers. In this case, designate 1993 as year 1, 1994 as year
2, and so on. 1 2.5 115 6.25 287.5
2 1.5 120 2.25 180
3 .5 118 0.25 59
Time Sales
4 .5 124 0.25 62
Year Period (Units) x2 xy
5 1.5 123 2.25 184.5
1993 1 100 1 100 6 2.5 130 6.25 325
1994 2 110 4 220 X 0 Y 730 X2 17.5 XY 45
1995 3 122 9 366
1996 4 130 16 520 XY 45
b= = = 2.57
1997 5 139 25 695 X2 17.5
1998 6 152 36 912
1999 17 164 149 1,148 Y 730
a= = = 121.67
x 28 y 917 x 2 140 xy 3,961 n 6
y 121.67 2.57X
x 28 y 917
x= = =4 y= = = 131 Year 7 121.67 (2.57)(3.5)
n 7 n 7
xy nxy 3, 961 (7)( 4 )(131) 293 131
b= = = = 10.464
x 2 nx 2 140 (7)( 4 2 ) 28 Alternative Example 5.7: The forecast demand and actual de-
mand for 10-foot fishing boats are shown below. We compute the
a = y bx = 131 10.46( 4 ) = 89.14
tracking signal and MAD.
Therefore, the least squares trend equation is, Forecast errors 70
MAD = = = 11.7
y = a + bx = 89.14 + 10.464 x n 6
To project demand in 2000, we denote the year 2000 as x 8, RSFE 24
Tracking Signal = = = 2.1 MADs
MAD 11.7
Sales in 2000 89.14 10.464(8) 172.85
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SOLUTIONS TO DISCUSSION QUESTIONS MAD is important because it can be used to help increase forecast-
AND PROBLEMS ing accuracy.
5-1. The steps that are used to develop any forecasting system 5-9. If a seasonal index equals 1, that season is just an average
are: season. If the index is less than 1, that season tends to be lower
than average. If the index is greater than 1, that season tends to be
1. Determine the use of the forecast.
higher than average.
2. Select the items or quantities that are to be forecasted.
5-10. If the smoothing constant equals 0, then
3. Determine the time horizon of the forecast.
Ft1 Ft 0(At Ft) Ft
4. Select the forecasting model.
This means that the forecast never changes.
5. Gather the necessary data. If the smoothing constant equals 1, then
6. Validate the forecasting model. Ft1 Ft 1(At Ft) At
7. Make the forecast. This means that the forecast is always equal to the actual value in
8. Implement the results. the prior period.
5-2. A time-series forecasting model uses historical data to pre- 5-11. A centered moving average (CMA) should be used if
dict future trends. trend is present in data. If an overall average is used rather than a
5-3. The only difference between causal models and time- CMA, variations due to trend will be interpreted as variations due to
series models is that causal models take into account any factors seasonal factors. Thus, the seasonal indices will not be accurate.
that may influence the quantity being forecasted. Causal models 5-12.
use historical data as well. Time-series models use only historical Actual
data. Month Shed Sales Four-Month Moving Average
5-4. Qualitative models incorporate subjective factors into the Jan. 10
forecasting model. Judgmental models are useful when subjective Feb. 12
factors are important. When quantitative data are difficult to ob- Mar. 13
tain, qualitative models are appropriate. Apr. 16
5-5. The disadvantages of the moving average forecasting May 19 (10 12 13 16)/4 51/4 12.75
June 23 (12 13 16 19)/4 60/4 15
model are that the averages always stay within past levels, and the
July 26 (13 16 19 23)/4 70/4 17.75
moving averages do not consider seasonal variations. Aug. 30 (16 19 23 26)/4 84/4 21
5-6. When the smoothing value, , is high, more weight is given Sept. 28 (19 23 26 30)/4 98/4 24.5
to recent data. When is low, more weight is given to past data. Oct. 18 (23 26 30 28)/4 107/4 26.75
Nov. 16 (26 30 28 18)/4 102/4 25.5
5-7. The Delphi technique involves analyzing the predictions
Dec. 14 (30 28 18 16)/4 92/4 23
that a group of experts have made, then allowing the experts to re-
view the data again. This process may be repeated several times.
After the final analysis, the forecast is developed. The group of The MAD 7.78
experts may be geographically dispersed. See solution to 5-13 for calculations.
5-8. MAD is a technique for determining the accuracy of a
forecasting model by taking the average of the absolute deviations.
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5-13.
Three- Four-
Three- Month Four- Month
Actual Month Absolute Month Absolute
Month Shed Sales Forecast Deviation Forecast Deviation
Jan. 10
Feb. 12
Mar. 13
Apr. 16 11.66 4.34
May 19 13.66 5.34 12.75 6.25
June 23 16 7 15 8
July 26 19.33 6.67 17.75 8.25
Aug. 30 22.66 7.34 21 9
Sept. 28 26.33 1.67 24.5 3.5
Oct. 18 28 10 26.75 8.75
Nov. 16 25.33 9.33 25.5 9.5
Dec. 14 20.66 56.66 23 69.25
58.35 62.25
5-14.
Three-Year Weighted Three-Year Three-Year Three-Year Weighted
Year Demand Moving Averages Moving Averages Absolute Deviation Absolute Deviation
1 4
2 6
3 4 sum of the weights
a
5-16. Using the forecasts in the previous problems we obtain the 5-17. 0.3. New forecast for year 2 is last periods forecast
absolute deviations given in the table below. (last periods actual demand last periods forecast):
new forecast for year 2 5,000 (0.3)(4,000 5,000)
3-Yr MA 3-Yr Wt. MA Trend line
Year Demand |deviation| |deviation| |deviation| 5,000 (0.3)( 1,000)
11 14 0.73 5,000 300
12 16 1.67 4,700
13 14 1.38 The calculations are:
14 15 0.33 0.50 1.44
15 10 5.00 5.00 2.51
Year Demand New Forecast
16 18 1.67 0.75 0.55
17 17 0.67 0.75 2.60 2 6,000 4,700 5,000 (0.3)(4,000 5,000)
18 19 0.67 1.00 1.65 3 4,000 5,090 4,700 (0.3)(6,000 4,700)
19 12 4.00 3.75 0.29 4 5,000 4,763 5,090 (0.3)(4,000 5,090)
10 14 4.67 4.00 1.24 5 10,000 4,834 4,763 (0.3)(5,000 4,763)
11 15 3.33 2.75 1.18 6 8,000 6,384 4,834 (0.3)(10,000 4,834)
Total absolute 7 7,000 6,869 6,384 (0.3)(8,000 6,384)
deviations 20.33 18.50 15.24 8 9,000 6,908 6,869 (0.3)(7,000 6,869)
9 12,000 7,536 6,908 (0.3)(9,000 6,908)
MAD (3-year moving average) 2.54 10 14,000 8,875 7,536 (0.3)(12,000 7,536)
MAD (3-year weighted moving average) 2.31 11 15,000 10,412 8,875 (0.3)(14,000 8,875)
MAD (trend line) 1.39
The trend line is best because the MAD is lowest. The mean absolute deviation (MAD) can be used to determine
which forecasting method is more accurate.
Weighted
Moving Absolute Absolute
Year Demand Average Deviation Exp. Sm. Deviation
1 4,000 5,000 1,000
2 6,000 4,700 1,300
3 4,000 5,090 1,090
4 5,000 4,500 500 4,763 237
5 10,000 5,000 5,000 4,834 5,166
6 8,000 7,250 750 6,384 1,616
7 7,000 7,750 750 6,869 131
8 9,000 8,000 1,000 6,908 2,092
9 12,000 8,250 3,750 7,536 4,464
10 14,000 10,000 4,000 8,875 5,125
11 15,000 12,250 12,750 10,412 14,588
Total: 18,500 26,808
Mean: 2,312.5 2,437
Year 1 2 3 4 5 6
5-18.
Forecast 410.0 422.0 443.9 466.1 495.2 521.8
5-19.
5-20.
5-22.
Time
Period Sales
Year X Y X2 XY
1 1 450 1 450
2 2 495 4 990
3 3 518 9 1554
4 4 563 16 2252
5 5 2,584 125 2920
2,610 55 8166
b 33.6
a 421.2
Y 421.2 33.6X
Projected sales in year 6,
Y 421.2 (33.6)(6)
622.8
5-23.
Three-Year Moving Time-Series
Year Actual Sales Average Forecast Absolute Deviation Forecast Absolute Deviation
1 450 454.8 4.8
2 495 488.4 6.6
3 518 522.0 4.0
4 563 487.7 75.3 555.6 7.4
5 584 525.3 58.7 589.2 5.2
6 ? 555.0 622.8
Total absolute deviation 134.0 28.0
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Sum of
Absolute
Actual Forecast Forecast
Week Miles (Ft) Error RSFE Errors MAD Track Signal
1 17 17.00
2 21 17.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 1
3 19 17.80 1.20 5.20 5.20 2.60 2
4 23 18.04 4.96 10.16 10.16 3.39 3
5 18 19.03 1.03 9.13 11.19 2.80 3.3
6 16 18.83 2.83 6.30 14.02 2.80 2.25
7 20 18.26 1.74 8.04 15.76 2.63 3.05
8 18 18.61 0.61 7.43 16.37 2.34 3.17
9 22 18.49 3.51 10.94 19.88 2.49 4.21
10 20 19.19 0.81 11.75 20.69 2.30 5.11
11 15 19.35 4.35 7.40 25.04 2.50 2.96
12 22 18.48 3.52 10.92 28.56 2.60 4.20
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5-27. Using data from Problem 5-26, with 0.9 5-30. Using QM for Windows, we select Forecasting - Time
Series and multiplicative decomposition. Then specify Centered
Actual Smoothed Moving Average and we have the following results:
Value Value Forecast a. Quarter 1 index 0.8825; Quarter 2 index 0.9816;
Week At Ft Error Quarter 3 index 0.9712; Quarter 4 index 1.1569
1 50 50 b. The trendline is Y 237.7478 3.6658X
2 35 50 15
c. Quarter 1: Y 237.7478 3.6658(17) 300.0662
3 25 36 11
4 40 26 14 Quarter 2: Y 237.7478 3.6658(18) 303.7320
5 45 39 6 Quarter 3: Y 237.7478 3.6658(19) 307.3978
6 35 44 9
Quarter 4: Y 237.7478 3.6658(20) 311.0636
7 20 36 16
8 30 22 8 d. Quarter 1: 300.0662(0.8825) 264.7938
9 35 29 6 Quarter 2: 303.7320(0.9816) 298.1579
10 20 34 14 Quarter 3: 307.3978(0.9712) 298.5336
11 15 21 6
12 40 16 24 Quarter 4: 311.0636(1.1569) 359.8719
13 55 38 17 5-31. Letting
14 35 53 18 t time period (1, 2, 3, . . . , 16)
15 25 37 12
Q1 1 if quarter 1, 0 otherwise
16 55 26 29
17 55 52 3 Q2 1 if quarter 2, 0 otherwise
18 40 55 15 Q3 1 if quarter 3, 0 otherwise
19 35 41 6
Note: if Q1 Q2 Q3 0, then it is quarter 4.
20 60 36 24
21 75 58 17 Using computer software we get
22 50 73 23 Y 281.6 3.7t 75.7Q1 48.9Q2 52.1Q3
23 40 52 12 The forecasts for the next 4 quarters are:
24 65 41 24
25 62
Y 281.6 3.7(17) 75.7(1) 48.9(0) 52.1(0) 268.7
Y 281.6 3.7(18) 75.7(0) 48.9(1) 52.1(0) 299.2
MAD 14.48
Y 281.6 3.7(19) 75.7(0) 48.9(0) 52.1(1) 299.7
Note that in this problem, the initial forecast (for the first period) was Y 281.6 3.7(20) 75.7(0) 48.9(0) 52.1(0) 355.4
not used in computing the MAD. Either approach is considered valid.
5-32. For a smoothing constant of 0.2, the forecast for year 11
5-28. Exponential smoothing with 0.1 is 6.489.
Month Income Forecast Error Year Rate Forecast |Error|
Feb. 70.0 65.0 1 7.2 7.2 0
March 68.5 65.0 0.1 (70 65) 65.5 3.0 2 7 7.2 0.2
April 64.8 65.5 0.1(68.5 65.5) 65.8 1.0 3 6.2 7.16 0.96
May 71.7 65.8 0.1(64.8 65.8) 65.7 6.0 4 5.5 6.968 1.468
June 71.3 65.7 0.1(71.7 65.7) 66.3 5.0 5 5.3 6.674 1.374
July 72.8 66.3 0.1(71.3 66.3) 66.8 6.0 6 5.5 6.400 0.900
Aug. 66.8 0.1(72.8 66.8) 67.4 7 6.7 6.220 0.480
8 7.4 6.316 1.084
MAD 4.20
9 6.8 6.533 0.267
Note that in this problem, the initial forecast (for the first period) was 10 6.1 6.586 0.486
not used in computing the MAD. Either approach is considered valid. 11 6.489
5-29. Exponential smoothing with 0.3 MAD = 0.722
For a smoothing constant of 0.4, the forecast for year 11 is 6.458.
Month Income Forecast Error
Year Rate Forecast |Error|
Feb. 70.0 65.0
March 68.5 66.5 2.0 1 7.2 7.2 0
April 64.8 67.1 2.3 2 7 7.2 0.2
May 71.7 66.4 5.3 3 6.2 7.12 0.92
June 71.3 68.0 3.3 4 5.5 6.752 1.252
July 72.8 69.0 3.8 5 5.3 6.251 0.951
Aug. 70.1 6 5.5 5.871 0.371
7 6.7 5.722 0.978
MAD 3.34 8 7.4 6.113 1.287
Based on MAD, 0.3 produces a better forecast than 0.1 9 6.8 6.628 0.172
(of Problem 5-28). 10 6.1 6.697 0.597
11 6.458
Note that in this problem, the initial forecast (for the first period) was
not used in computing the MAD. Either approach is considered valid. MAD = 0.673
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For a smoothing constant of 0.6, the forecast for year 11 is 6.401. 5-33. To compute a seasonalized or adjusted sales forecast, we
just multiply each seasonal index by the appropriate trend forecast.
Year Rate Forecast |Error|
Y seasonal index Y trend forecast
1 7.2 7.2 0
2 7 7.2 0.2 Hence for:
3 6.2 7.08 0.88 Quarter I: YI (1.30)($100,000) $130,000
4 5.5 6.552 1.052
5 5.3 5.921 0.621 Quarter II: Y (0.90)($120,000) $108,000
II
MAD = 0.577
The lowest MAD is 0.577 for a smoothing constant of 0.8.
5-42. The trend line found using Excel is: Crime Rate 51.98 5-46. The trend line (coefficients from Excel are rounded) for
6.09(time). Note these coefficients are rounded. For the deposits is:
next 3 years (time 11, 12, and 13) the forecasts for the crime Deposits 18.968 1.638(time)
rates are: For 2003, 2004, and 2005, time 45, 46, and 47 respectively. The
Crime Rate 51.98 6.09(11) 118.97 forecasts are:
Crime Rate 51.98 6.09(12) 125.06 Deposits 18.968 1.638(45) 54.7
Crime Rate 51.98 6.09(13) 131.15 Deposits 18.968 1.638(46) 56.4
The coefficient of determination is 0.96, so this is a very good Deposits 18.968 1.638(47) 58.0
model. The trend line (coefficients from Excel are rounded) for GSP is:
5-43. The regression equation (from Excel) is: Patients 1.23 GSP 0.090 0.112(time). The forecasts are:
0.54(crime rate). Note these coefficients are rounded. If the crime GSP 0.090 0.112(45) 5.1
rate is 131.2, the forecast number of patients is:
GSP 0.090 0.112(46) 5.2
Patients 1.23 0.54(131.2) 72.1 GSP 0.090 0.112(47) 5.4
If the crime rate is 90.6, the forecast number of patients is: 5-47. The regression equation from Excel is
Patients 1.23 0.54(90.6) 50.2 Deposits 17.64 13.59(GSP)
The coefficient of determination is 0.90, so this is a good model. In the scatterplot of this data that follows, the pattern appears to
5-44. With a 0.6, forecast for 2003 86.2 and MAD change around 1985. There are definitely different relationships
3.42. With a 0.2, forecast for 2003 63.87 and MAD 7.23. before 1985 and after 1985, so perhaps the model should be devel-
The model with a 0.6 is better since it has a lower MAD. oped with 1985 as the first year of data.
5-45. With a 0.6, forecast for 2003 4.86 and MAD
0.23. With a 0.2, forecast for 2003 4.52 and MAD 0.48.
The model with a 0.6 is better since it has a lower MAD.
80
60 DEPOSITS
40 GSP
20
0
1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
Time
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FORECASTING ATTENDANCE AT SWU FOOTBALL GAMES 3. The school might consider another expansion of the sta-
1. Because we are interested in annual attendance and there dium, or raise the ticket prices more than 5% per year. An-
are six years of data, we find the average attendance in each other possibility is to raise the prices of the best seats while
year shown in the table below. A graph of this indicates a lin- leaving the end zone prices more reasonable.
ear trend in the data. Using Trend Analysis in the forecasting SOLUTION TO INTERNET CASES
module of QM for Windows we find the equation:
SOLUTION TO AKRON ZOOLOGICAL PARK CASE
Y 31,660 2,305.714X
1. The instructor can use this question to have the student calcu-
Where Y is attendance and X is the time period (X 1 for late a simple linear regression, using real-world data. The idea is
2002, 2 for 2003, etc.). that attendance is a linear function of expected admission fees.
For this model, r2 0.98 which indicates this model is very Also, the instructor can broaden this question to include several
accurate. other forecast techniques. For example, exponential smoothing,
last-period demand, or n-period moving averages can be assigned.
It can be explained that mean absolute deviation (MAD) is one of
but a few methods by which analysts can select the more appropri-
SWU Football Attendance
ate forecast technique and outcome.
50000 First, we perform a linear regression with time as the inde-
pendent variable. The model that results is
40000 admissions 44,352 9,197 year
Attendance
revenues $417,856. Comparing the earlier time-series model to The estimated lost sales is the difference between the forecasted
this second regression, we note that the r is higher and MAD and and actual sales: (141,950 $156,900) ($111,000 $111,000)
MSE are lower in the time-series approach. $76,850.
2. The student should respond that the other factors are the vari- A 95% prediction interval for 1980 is 141.95 5.20 and for
ability of the weather, the special events, the competition, and the 1981 is 156.90 5.80. Thus, despite the danger of extrapolation,
role of advertising. the results of a regression outside the range of the data, one can be
reasonably certain that the lost sales were at least $65,850.
Kwik Lube 2. Without the questionnaire study, the best estimate of lost sales
1. The relationship between Kwik Lube sales (y), average indus- would be from the regression of y on t:
try sales (x), and year (t with t 1 corresponding to 1972) is y 9.38t 51.8
shown in the table below. The x and y values are in thousands of
with a somewhat lower correlation. The estimated lost sales would
dollars. One could try a multiple regression analysis but the corre-
be $59,820, about $20,000 less than the estimate based on average
lation of y with just x is 0.998, leading one to use the simple linear
industry sales. Even recovering as little as 10 percent of this dif-
regression equation: y 2.99x 1.42.
ference would pay for the study.
t x y 3. The lawsuit filed by Dick Johnson should discuss two basic
areas which will build a sound case for damages being awarded in
1 22 68
his favor.
2 25 75
The first factor involves the concept behind setting up a fran-
3 24 75
4 26 78 chise. Franchises are designed so that independent owners can
5 33 99 start a business with a well-known name (and consequently, with
6 35 104 an already-captured market). This, coupled with proven strategies
7 39 120 and expertise given to a franchise purchaser by the franchise
8 44 133 seller, reduces the usually high probability of a new business
going under in its infancy stage. The franchise fee is the cost paid
The year 1971 was excluded since the Kwik Lube revenues were for the reduced risk of a new enterprise.
not for an entire year. 1979 (t 8) was the last year of Kwik Lube Naturally, the franchising firm will protect itself against compe-
operation without the competition from Speedy Lube. The fore- tition in a franchise contract. A franchise holder who violates such
casted sales for 1980 would be estimated using the average indus- clauses has, in essence, gained free proven strategies and has capital-
try sales of $47,000 for x: ized on them. Thus, the franchising firm has been damaged by the
y 2.99(47) 1.42 141.95 fact that a competitor has gained information without paying for it.
This is the case with Kwik Lube. A franchise owner, T. A.
and the forecasted sales for 1981 would use the industry sales of Williams, has benefited from Johnsons expertise more than is
$52,000: justified by the monetary gains earned from franchise fees. This is
y 2.99(52) 1.42 156.90 not simply an economic issue, however, for such a situation was
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thought of before by Johnson. He had sought to protect himself Usually in lawsuits, there is a problem with measuring the
with a noncompetition clause in his franchised contract. Thus, damage done. Johnson, however, can measure his loss by forecast-
Williams is legally in the wrong for his breach of contract. ing sales and then comparing actual sales to predicted sales.
What this first area of discussion in the lawsuit does is to deter- In summary, the lawsuit should discuss how damage was in-
mine that there, in fact, has been damage done to the plaintiff, John- curred to plaintiff, Johnson, and how said damage should and/or
son. The second area to be discussed in the lawsuit should deal with could be mitigated. A well-presented lawsuit or petition to the court
how those damages can be mitigated by the defendant, Williams. should result in a favorable judgment for the owner of Kwik Lube.