Period Number of Complaints 1 60 2 65 3 55 4 58 5 64
Period Number of Complaints 1 60 2 65 3 55 4 58 5 64
PERIOD NUMBER OF
COMPLAINTS
1 60
2 65
3 55
4 58
5 64
In the naïve approach the last period’s actual forecast or the most recent
value of the series becomes the next forecast which is 64
2 65 60
3 55 62 60 +.40 (65-60) = 62
4 58 59.2 62 +.40 (55-62) = 59.2
PERIOD DEMAND
1 44
2 52
3 50
4 54
5 55
6 55
7 60
8 56
9 62
nΣty−Σt Σy
b=
n Σt 2−¿ ¿
9 ( 2,545 )−( 45 ) (488)
b=
9 (285 )−45 (45)
b=1.75
Σy−bΣt
a=
n
488−1.75 (45)
a=
9
a=45.47
Thus, the trend equation is Ft = 45.47 + 1.75t. The next forecast are :
f 10=45.47 1.75 ( 10 )
f 10 = 62.97
f 11=45.47+1.75(11)
f 11 = 64. 72