Question: Solve the following problem in class. The quarterly demand for smartphones at a retailer is as shown. We assume that F1 is 510. Year Quarter

Solve the following problem in class.

The quarterly demand for smartphones at a retailer is as shown.

We assume that F1 is 510.

Year Quarter Demand
1 I 513
II 932
III 1509
IV 1902
2 I 693
II 1163
III 1857
IV 2469
3 I 846
II 1439
III 2271
IV 3079
4 I 1070
II 1751
III 2785
IV 3613

Forecast the quarterly demand for year 5 using the following models:

  1. 4-quarter simple moving average.
  2. Simple exponential smoothing with = 0.1
  3. Simple exponential smoothing with = 0.3
  4. Which method among the above method is the most accurate?

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