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Forecasting: Trials and Tribulations

The function which managers most despise is the art of forecasting. By its very nature it concerns guessing the outcome of future events. No matter how sophisticated computer‐driven techniques and programs are evolved, the future has inherently within it events beyond the control of managers. Reviews forecasting and provides several recommendations on how one could go about minimizing biases within the forecasting process.

Paul Herbig | P. Herbig | J. Milewicz | James E. Golden | John Milewicz

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