Forecasting in Business and Economics

  1. Applications in Business Forecasting
    1. Sales and Demand Forecasting
      1. Retail Sales Forecasting
        1. Store-Level Forecasting
          1. Product-Level Forecasting
            1. Category Management
            2. New Product Forecasting
              1. Bass Diffusion Model
                1. Analogical Methods
                  1. Market Research Integration
                  2. Promotional Impact Analysis
                    1. Baseline vs. Incremental Sales
                      1. Price Elasticity Modeling
                        1. Promotional Lift Measurement
                        2. Customer Demand Forecasting
                          1. Customer Segmentation
                            1. Lifetime Value Prediction
                          2. Inventory Management and Control
                            1. Reorder Point Forecasting
                              1. Safety Stock Calculation
                                1. Economic Order Quantity Integration
                                  1. Bullwhip Effect Mitigation
                                    1. Multi-Echelon Inventory Systems
                                    2. Production and Operations Planning
                                      1. Capacity Planning
                                        1. Short-Term Capacity Adjustment
                                          1. Long-Term Capacity Investment
                                          2. Production Scheduling
                                            1. Master Production Schedule
                                              1. Material Requirements Planning
                                              2. Supply Chain Forecasting
                                                1. Supplier Performance Prediction
                                                  1. Lead Time Forecasting
                                                    1. Risk Assessment
                                                  2. Financial Forecasting
                                                    1. Cash Flow Projections
                                                      1. Operating Cash Flow
                                                        1. Free Cash Flow
                                                          1. Working Capital Forecasting
                                                          2. Budgeting and Financial Planning
                                                            1. Revenue Forecasting
                                                              1. Expense Forecasting
                                                                1. Capital Allocation
                                                                2. Earnings Forecasts
                                                                  1. Analyst Forecasts
                                                                    1. Management Guidance
                                                                      1. Earnings Quality Assessment
                                                                      2. Capital Expenditure Forecasting
                                                                        1. Investment Planning
                                                                          1. Project Evaluation
                                                                        2. Human Resource Planning
                                                                          1. Workforce Demand Forecasting
                                                                            1. Staffing Requirements
                                                                              1. Seasonal Workforce Planning
                                                                              2. Succession Planning
                                                                                1. Leadership Pipeline
                                                                                  1. Retirement Forecasting
                                                                                  2. Skills Gap Analysis
                                                                                    1. Future Skill Requirements
                                                                                      1. Training Needs Assessment
                                                                                    2. Marketing and Customer Analytics
                                                                                      1. Customer Acquisition Forecasting
                                                                                        1. Churn Prediction
                                                                                          1. Market Share Forecasting
                                                                                            1. Brand Performance Prediction

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                                                                                          9. Applications in Economic Forecasting