Demand forecasting and inventory control : a computer aided learning approach / Colin D. Lewis

Author(s): Lewis, C. D. (Colin David)
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Subjects: Inventory control--Data processing
Production management--Forecasting--Data processing
Formats: Print
Material Type: Books
Language: English
Audience: Unspecified
Published: New York : Wiley, c1997
LC Classification: T, TS
Table of Contents: Preface
Pt. I. Forecasting 1
1. Demand forecasting and inventory control 3
2. Short-term forecasting for stationary demand situations 21
3. Short-term forecasting for growth and seasonality 44
4. Medium-term forecasting for growth and seasonality 54
5. The essential links between forecasting and inventory control 68
Pt. II. Inventory control - the re-order level inventory policy 79
6. Establishing the value of the re-order level 81
7. Establishing the size of the replenishment order 94
8. Examining the relationship between the re-order level and the replenishment quantity 108
Pt. III. Inventory control - the re-order cycle inventory policy 117
9. Establishing the review period and maximum stock level 119
Pt. IV. Conclusion 131
10. Selecting the most appropriate inventory control policy 133
App. A. The OPSCON package 144
App. B. Simplification of exponentially weighted average formula 152
App. C. Selected values of the normal variable, u 153
References 154
Index 155
Notes: ISBN: 0471253383
Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description: xii, 157 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + 1 computer disk (3 1/2 in.)
OCLC Number: 39011114
ISBN/ISSN: 0471253383

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