SAINTLEO COM315 2020 January Module 8 Discussion Latest

COM315 Decision Support Systems

Module 8 Discussion

What is the difference between a casual model and a time-series model?

What is the meaning of least squares in a regression model?

What are some of the problems and drawbacks of the moving average forecasting model?

What effect does the value of the smoothing constant have on the weight given to the past forecast and the past observed value?

Why wouldn’t a company always store large quantities of inventory to eliminate shortages and

stock outs?

What are some of the assumption made in using the EOQ model?

What is the ROP? How is it determined?

What assumptions are made in the EPQ model?

What happens to the EPQ model when the daily production rate becomes very large?

Describe what is involved in solving a quantity discount problem.Discuss the methods used to determine safety stock when the stock out cost is known and when the stock out cost is unknown.