The Business Forecasting Deal: Exposing Myths, Eliminating Bad Practices, Providing Practical Solutions by Gilliland, Michael
The Business Forecasting Deal: Exposing Myths, Eliminating Bad Practices, Providing Practical Solutions by Gilliland, Michael

The Business Forecasting Deal: Exposing Myths, Eliminating Bad Practices, Providing Practical Solutions

Practical-nontechnical-solutions to the problems of business forecasting Written in a nontechnical style, this book provides practical solutions...
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Author: Michael Gilliland
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The Business Forecasting Deal: Exposing Myths, Eliminating Bad Practices, Providing Practical Solutions by Gilliland, Michael

The Business Forecasting Deal: Exposing Myths, Eliminating Bad Practices, Providing Practical Solutions

$113.13
The Business Forecasting Deal: Exposing Myths, Eliminating Bad Practices, Providing Practical Solutions by Gilliland, Michael

The Business Forecasting Deal: Exposing Myths, Eliminating Bad Practices, Providing Practical Solutions

$113.13
Author: Michael Gilliland
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
Practical-nontechnical-solutions to the problems of business forecasting

Written in a nontechnical style, this book provides practical solutions to common business forecasting problems, showing you how to think about business forecasting in the context of uncertainty, randomness and process performance.

  • Addresses the philosophical foundations of forecasting
  • Raises awareness of fundamental issues usually overlooked in pursuit of the perfect forecast
  • Introduces a new way to think about business forecasting, focusing on process efficiency and the elimination of worst practices
  • Provides practical approaches for the non-statistical problems forecasters face
  • Illustrates Forecast Value Added (FVA) Analysis for identifying waste in the forecasting process

Couched in the context of uncertainty, randomness, and process performance, this book offers new, innovative ideas for resolving your business forecasting problems.



Author: Michael Gilliland
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 06/08/2010
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.12h x 6.38w x 1.03d
ISBN: 9780470574430

About the Author

MICHAEL GILLILAND is Product Marketing Manager at SAS Institute and has worked in consu-mer products forecasting for more than twenty years. Prior to joining SAS in 2004, Mike held forecasting management positions in the food, electronics, and apparel industries and served as a consultant. He is a frequent speaker at industry events, has published articles in Supply Chain Management Review, Journal of Business Forecasting, Foresight, and APICS magazine, and was a columnist on "Worst Practices in Business Forecasting" for Supply Chain Forecasting Digest. Mike holds a BA in philosophy from Michigan State University, and master's degrees in philosophy and mathematical sciences from Johns Hopkins University. Follow his blog, The Business Forecasting Deal, at blogs.sas.com/forecasting.

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