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Question 3.3 . ( TCOs 3 , 4 , and 5 ) A company wants to forecast demand using the simple moving average . If the company uses three prior yearly sales values ( i . e ., year 2011 = 130 , year 2012 = 110 , and year 2013 = 160 ), which of the following is the simple moving average forecast for year 2014 ? ( Points : 10 ) 100.5 122.5 133.3 135.6 139.3
Question 4.4 . ( TCO 5 ) If a firm produced a standard item with relatively stable demand , the smoothing constant alpha ( reaction rate to differences ) used in an exponential smoothing forecasting model would tend to be in which of the following ranges ? ( Points : 10 ) 5 % to 10 % 20 % to 50 % 20 % to 80 % 60 % to 120 % 90 % to 100 %
Question 5.5 . ( TCO 2 ) Various financial data for SunPath Manufacturing for 2012 and 2013 follow . What is the percentage change in the multifactor labor and raw materials productivity measure for SunPath between 2012 and 2013 ?