The following table gives the number of pints of type A blood used at Damascus H
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The following table gives the number of pints of type A blood used at Damascus Hospital in the past 6 weeks:
Week Of Pints Used
August 31 350
September 7 370
September 14 412
September 21 378
September 28 368
October 5 378
a) The forecasted demand for the week of October 12 using a 3-week
moving average = 374.67
pints (round your response to two decimal places).
b) Using a 3-week weighted moving average, with weights of 15, 25, and .60, using .60 for the most recent week, the forecasted demand for the week of October 12 =375.5 pints (round your response to two decimal places and remember to use the weights in appropriate order—the largest weight applies to most recent period and smallest weight applies to oldest period.)
c) If the forecasted demand for the week of August 31 is 350 and = 0.30, using exponential smoothing, develop the forecast for each of the weeks with the known demand and the forecast for the week of October 12 (round your responses to two decimal places).
Week Of Pints Used Forecast for this Date
August 31 350 350
September 7 370 350.00
September 14 412 356.00
September 21 378
Explanation / Answer
375 is the estimated demand
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