Instructions PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY
· The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated folder.
· Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
· Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
· Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
· Late submission will NOT be accepted.
· Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
· All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
· Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.
Learning Outcome:
· Describe the concept of operations functions, supply chain strategy, process selection, forecasting, capacity planning, production forecast methods and schedule operations.
· Demonstrate process-flow analysis, process design solutions, operations strategies, Inventory Control System and customer services in the business operation.
Assignment Question(s): (Marks 5)
Question 2:
An Electronic Company estimates the annual demand for a certain product as follows:
Week
1
2
3
4
5
6
Demand
649
524
561
738
515
598
a. Forecast the demand for week 7 using a five-period moving average? (Marks 1.5) (word count maximum:100)
b. Forecast the demand for week 7 using a three-period weighted moving average. Use the following weights: W1 = .4, W2 = .4, W3 = .2 (Marks 1.5) (word count maximum:100)
c. Forecast the demand for week 7 using exponential smoothing. Use ? value of .1 and assume the forecast for week 6 was 602 units? (Marks 1.5) (word count maximum:100)
d. What assumptions are made in each of the above forecasts? (Marks 0.5) (word count maximum:150)
