{"product_id":"9780792374015","title":"International Series in Operations Research \u0026 Management Science: A Handbook for Researchers and Practitioners","description":"\u003ch1\u003eInternational Series in Operations Research \u0026amp; Management Science: A Handbook for Researchers and Practitioners\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eArmstrong, J.S.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrinciples of Forecasting: A Handbook for Researchers and\u003c\/em\u003e  \u003cem\u003ePractitioners\u003c\/em\u003e summarizes knowledge from experts and from  empirical studies. It provides guidelines that can be applied in  fields such as economics, sociology, and psychology. It applies to  problems such as those in finance (How much is this company worth?),  marketing (Will a new product be successful?), personnel (How can we  identify the best job candidates?), and production (What level of  inventories should be kept?). \u003cbr\u003e  The book is edited by Professor J. Scott Armstrong of the Wharton  School, University of Pennsylvania. Contributions were written by 40  leading experts in forecasting, and the 30 chapters cover all types of  forecasting methods. There are judgmental methods such as Delphi,  role-playing, and intentions studies. Quantitative methods include  econometric methods, expert systems, and extrapolation. Some methods,  such as conjoint analysis, analogies, and rule-based forecasting,  integrate quantitative and judgmental procedures. In each area, the  authors identify what is known in the form of `if-then principles',  and they summarize evidence on these principles. \u003cbr\u003e  The project, developed over a four-year period, represents the first  book to summarize all that is known about forecasting and to present  it so that it can be used by researchers and practitioners. To ensure  that the principles are correct, the authors reviewed one another's  papers. In addition, external reviews were provided by more than 120  experts, some of whom reviewed many of the papers. The book includes  the first comprehensive forecasting dictionary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2002-01-31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780792374015\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-0-306-47630-3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 254cm x178cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 850\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45378463989900,"sku":"9780792374015","price":494.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780792374015.jpg?v=1775004437","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780792374015","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}