Consider monthly demand for the ABC Corporation as shown in Table. Forecast the monthly demand for...

 

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Consider monthly demand for the ABC Corporation as shown in Table. Forecast the monthly demand for year 5 using Simple exponential smoothing, Holt's model, and Winter's model. In each case, evaluate MSE. Which forecasting method do you prefer? Why? + Year 1 Jan 2000 Feb 3000 Mar 3000 Apr 3000 May 4000 Jun 6000 Jul 7000 Aug 6000 Sep 10000 Oct 12000 Nov 14000 Dec 8000 Year 3 2000 5000 Year 2 3000 4000 3000 5000 5000 3000 5000 4000 8000 6000 3000 7000 8000 10000 12000 15000 12000 15000 16000 18000 10000 8000 Year 4 5000 4000 4000 2000 5000 7000 10000 14000 16000 16000 20000 12000 (a) Forecast Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec MSE Exponential Smoothing Holt's Model (b) Which forecasting method do you prefer? Why? Winter's Model Consider monthly demand for the ABC Corporation as shown in Table. Forecast the monthly demand for year 5 using Simple exponential smoothing, Holt's model, and Winter's model. In each case, evaluate MSE. Which forecasting method do you prefer? Why? + Year 1 Jan 2000 Feb 3000 Mar 3000 Apr 3000 May 4000 Jun 6000 Jul 7000 Aug 6000 Sep 10000 Oct 12000 Nov 14000 Dec 8000 Year 3 2000 5000 Year 2 3000 4000 3000 5000 5000 3000 5000 4000 8000 6000 3000 7000 8000 10000 12000 15000 12000 15000 16000 18000 10000 8000 Year 4 5000 4000 4000 2000 5000 7000 10000 14000 16000 16000 20000 12000 (a) Forecast Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec MSE Exponential Smoothing Holt's Model (b) Which forecasting method do you prefer? Why? Winter's Model

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