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Current Issue
September 2006

• Forecasting 101: Using Seasonal Simplification to Improve Forecasts
• Developing a New Forecasting Process in Sarasota County
• Integrating Consumer Demand Forecasts with Shipment Forecasts
• Forecast Pro Tips and Tricks: Using WYSIWYG to Customize Reports in Forecast Pro V5
• Lighter Side

Archived Issues
July 2006 ( 600k PDF file)

• Forecasting 101: Measuring Expected Forecast Accuracy via Out-of-Sample Testing
• Introducing Forecast Pro Version 5
• Relating Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) to Forecasting
• Managerial Judgment as an Input to the Statistical Forecasting Process
• Lighter Side

May 2006 ( 1.5Mb PDF file)

• Forecasting 101: The MAPE, the MAD and the BIC
• Moving Beyond Excel for Improved Forecasting
• Judgmental Adjustments to Statistical Forecasts: Best Practices
• Forecast Pro Tips and Tricks
• Forecasting News: Foresight
• Lighter Side

March 2006 ( 480k PDF file)

• Forecasting 101: The Anatomy of a Forecast
• Case Study: Brooks Sports
• In Search of "Forecastability"
• Forecast Pro Tips and Tricks
• Lighter Side