Author: Arthur G., Ph.D. Cook
Publisher: Gower Publishing Company
Keywords: forecasting, product, market, new, models, pharmaceutical, industry
Number of Pages: 141
Published: 2006-11-18
List price: $150.00
ISBN-10: 0566086751
ISBN-13: 9780566086755

In virtually every decision, a pharmaceutical executive considers some type of forecast. This process of predicting the future is crucial to many aspects of the company - from next month’s production schedule, to market estimates for drugs in the next decade. The pharmaceutical forecaster needs to strike a delicate balance between over-engineering the forecast - including rafts of data and complex ’black box’ equations that few stakeholders understand and even fewer buy into - and an overly simplistic approach that relies too heavily on anecdotal information and opinion. Art

Author: Charles Chase
Publisher: Wiley
Keywords: forecasting, sas, business, wiley, series, approach, driven, structured, demand
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2009-08-10
List price: $60.00
ISBN-10: 0470415029
ISBN-13: 9780470415023

Praise for Demand-Driven Forecasting A Structured Approach to Forecasting "There are authors of advanced forecasting books who take an academic approach to explaining forecast modeling that focuses on the construction of arcane algorithms and mathematical proof that are not very useful for forecasting practitioners. Then, there are other authors who take a general approach to explaining demand planning, but gloss over technical content required of modern forecasters. Neither of these approaches is well-suited for helping business forecasters critically identify the best demand data sources, ef

Authors:Chaman L. Jain, Jack Malehorn,
Publisher: Graceway Pub Co
Keywords: forecasting, performance, improving, practices, benchmarking, guide
Number of Pages: 126
Published: 2006-01-01
List price: $68.95
ISBN-10: 0932126871
ISBN-13: 9780932126870

Author: Jae K. Shim
Publisher: CRC Pre
Keywords: forecasting, company, performance, world, revised, guide, business, complete, strategic, real
Number of Pages: 312
Published: 2000-01-28
List price: $92.95
ISBN-10: 1574442511
ISBN-13: 9781574442519

A book on practical business forecasting belongs in the library of everyone interested in business. Forecasting is extremely important to finance and accounting executives, business economists and managers at all levels.Strategic Business Forecasting: The Complete Guide to Forecasting Real World Company Performance provides you with a working knowledge of the fundamentals of business forecasting that can be applied in the real world regardless of the size of the firm. The author explains the basic forecasting methodology and the practical applications. All aspects of business are discussed, ma

Author: Committee on Forecasting Future Disruptive Technol
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: technologies, disruptive, forecasting, persistent
Number of Pages: 136
Published: 2010-01-15
List price: $33.75
ISBN-10: 0309116600
ISBN-13: 9780309116602

Technological innovations are key causal agents of surprise and disruption. In the recent past, the United States military has encountered unexpected challenges in the battlefield due in part to the adversary’s incorporation of technologies not traditionally associated with weaponry. Recognizing the need to broaden the scope of current technology forecasting efforts, the Office of the Director, Defense Research and Engineering (DDR&E) and the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) tasked the Committee for Forecasting Future Disruptive Technologies with providing guidance and insight on ho

Author: Sophia Maso
Publisher: Amer Federation of Astrologers Inc
Keywords: forecasting, art
Published: 1977-09-01
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0866903305
ISBN-13: 9780866903301

Author:
Publisher: Graceway Publishing Company, Inc.
Keywords: forecasting, business, guide, practical
Number of Pages: 502
Published: 2010-06-20
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0932126758
ISBN-13: 9780932126757

An enlightening and educational book that succinctly communicates the practical aspects of forecasting. It is written with practicing forecasters in mind, yet is simple and easy to understand so that a person with little or no background in statistics can follow.