A small airplane company called Just In Time flies between cities in Florida. It is trying to

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A small airplane company called Just In Time flies between cities in Florida. It is trying to decide whether to add one extra plane to its fleet next year. Passenger demand that last four quarters are as follows: Q1 = 4,403, Q2 = 4,008, Q3 = 3,750, and Q4 = 4,508 passengers. The forecast for passengers in the second month was 4,403 passengers.

a. What is the forecast for the fifth month using exponential smoothing with a = 0.1?

b. Given only what you learned in part (a), should the airline add another plane?

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Operations And Supply Chain Management

ISBN: 9780357131695

2nd Edition

Authors: David A. Collier, James R. Evans

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