{"product_id":"the-business-forecasting-deal-exposing-myths-eliminating-bad-practices-providing-practical-solutions-9780470574430","title":"The Business Forecasting Deal: Exposing Myths, Eliminating Bad Practices, Providing Practical Solutions","description":"\u003cb\u003ePractical-nontechnical-solutions to the problems of business forecasting\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten in a nontechnical style, this book provides practical solutions to common business forecasting problems, showing you how to think about business forecasting in the context of uncertainty, randomness and process performance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAddresses the philosophical foundations of forecasting\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRaises awareness of fundamental issues usually overlooked in pursuit of the perfect forecast\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduces a new way to think about business forecasting, focusing on process efficiency and the elimination of worst practices\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides practical approaches for the non-statistical problems forecasters face\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIllustrates Forecast Value Added (FVA) Analysis for identifying waste in the forecasting process\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eCouched in the context of uncertainty, randomness, and process performance, this book offers new, innovative ideas for resolving your business forecasting problems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMICHAEL GILLILAND\u003c\/b\u003e is Product Marketing Manager at SAS Institute and has worked in consu-mer products forecasting for more than twenty years. Prior to joining SAS in 2004, Mike held forecasting management positions in the food, electronics, and apparel industries and served as a consultant. He is a frequent speaker at industry events, has published articles in \u003ci\u003eSupply Chain Management Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Business Forecasting, Foresight\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAPICS\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, and was a columnist on \"Worst Practices in Business Forecasting\" for \u003ci\u003eSupply Chain Forecasting Digest\u003c\/i\u003e. Mike holds a BA in philosophy from Michigan State University, and master's degrees in philosophy and mathematical sciences from Johns Hopkins University. Follow his blog, The Business Forecasting Deal, at blogs.sas.com\/forecasting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50491752251666,"sku":"9780470574430","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_23d23fc2-d9d4-44b0-9b45-f115a6487ea6.jpg?v=1730554073","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-business-forecasting-deal-exposing-myths-eliminating-bad-practices-providing-practical-solutions-9780470574430","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}