answers rated A+ 2025/2026
What is the main purpose of forecasting? - ANS ✔✔Making good estimates
What makes forecasting challenging? - ANS ✔✔Increasingly complex world economy
Forecasting - ANS ✔✔The art and science of predicting future events
What influences forecasts? - ANS ✔✔A product's position in its life cycle
A forecast is usually classified by what horizon? - ANS ✔✔Future Time Horizon
3 Time Horizons - ANS ✔✔1. Short- Range
2. Medium- Range
3. Long- Range
Short- Range Forecast - ANS ✔✔3 months to 1 year
Planning
Purchasing
, Job Scheduling
Workforce Levels
Job Assignments
Production Levels
Medium-Range Forecast - ANS ✔✔3 months to 3 years
Planning
Production Planning
Budgeting
Cash Budgeting
Analysis of Operating Plans
Long-Range Forecasts - ANS ✔✔3 years or more
Planning for New Products
Capital Expenditures