Let's remember Pedro, owner of a pizzeria located in the town of Gurabo. On this occasion, Pedro
Question:
Let's remember Pedro, owner of a pizzeria located in the town of Gurabo. On this occasion, Pedro has asked you to estimate the future demand for his line of cauliflower dough pizza that he prepares in an artisanal way and which is his star product. With the information you provide, Pedro will be able to make decisions such as the amount of ingredients to buy, as well as whether he should hire temporary employees, among others. Below, I share with you the amount of cauliflower pizza that has been sold at the pizzeria in the past. weeks:
Weeks
| Demand for pizzas
| |
April
2023
| 1
| 153
|
2
| 167
| |
3
| 158
| |
4
| 165
| |
Mayo
2023
| 5
| 168
|
6
| 175
| |
7
| 171
| |
8
| 180
| |
9
| 183
|
Calculate the forecasted demand for weeks 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 using the following methods:
- Moving Average of three periods.
- Weighted Moving Average con los pesos: .1, .4 y .5
- Exponential Smoothing with a smoothness constant (α) of .4 and the week 5 forecast was 170 cauliflower pizzas.
Introduction to Operations Research
ISBN: 978-1259162985
10th edition
Authors: Frederick S. Hillier, Gerald J. Lieberman