$($this is a fictional scenario based on sappi$)$

Mr abara is the operations manager at sappi,sappi is a south African pulp and paper company with global operations. A group of BSM$2602$ students were taken on a tour of the facilities to learn about operations at sappi. Mr Abara explained to the students that for the production of pulp $,$quantitative data are manipulated mathematically to determine the increase or decrease in demand for pulp production.

what type of demand management technique is evident in the scenario.

a$,$multi$-$period pattern projections

b$,$quantitative forecasting

c$,$time$-$series analysis