Week 2 Assignment: Demand Forecasting Research
Course Learning Objectives:
CO2: Examine the concept of demand-driven forecasting as compared to supply-driven forecasting
Prompt:
For this week’s assignment you will want to start in Google Scholar (or any electronic Library you may have access to) and locate one Journal Articles (less than 7 years old) that address some facet of forecasting. To Search, start by entering search terms such as “Demand Forecasting” or “Forecasting Methods” into the search bar and a long list of sub-topic titles will appear. Choose a journal article that (a) interests you, and (b) has a PDF version you can download to your PC or MAC. Read the journal article through from start to finish while making notes on the research, the findings, and the conclusions. Then using the Word template provided below, report on the journal article you chose:
Title of the journal article, author, publishing journal, year of publication,
A summation that introduces the Journal article subject matter
Type of research conducted and research question (if there is one)
Background information as to why this journal article was written (look in the Literature Search/Survey section)
Findings and Conclusions if a research-based article
A short summary of what you learned that added to your understanding of demand driven forecasting
Instructions:
Utilize the template attached below for this assignment. Label your submission document as follows: yourlastname_Assignment1.docx (ex: BJohnson_Assignment2.docx)
Minimum 1000 words of content of strategic material, double spaced. Content requirement does not include cover page, abstract, nor reference pages
Resources and citations are formatted according to APA (7th edition) style and formatting
Once you submit your document to the assignment folder it will automatically be loaded to TURNITIN.COM for this course. Your similarity scan score must be 20% or less (the following will be excluded: headers, references, etc. prior to instructor grading paper—focus on the content of scan percentage
Plagiarism in any form will result in an automatic zero for this assignment:
Using another author’s exact words without quotations AND without an in-text citation
Paraphrasing by changing a couple of another author’s words and claiming them to be your own.
There are no late assignments accepted after the last day of the course unless: (a) prior approval has been obtained from the professor or (b) you have an approved 30 day extension.
