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 |
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| 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 |