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Every forecast process should include an error estimate. Do you agree?

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Question ajoutée par Raafat Sallam , Organizational Development and Training Consultant , Training Centers, Marketing Organizations.
Date de publication: 2014/11/25
zafar abbas minhas
par zafar abbas minhas , Freelance Writer , DAILY MASHRAQ

YES,,,,,,,,,,, BECAUSE IT IS DONE BY HUMANS AND FOR HUMANS............ SO ERROR IS THE MUST CASE ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, GOOD DAY

VENKITARAMAN KRISHNA MOORTHY VRINDAVAN
par VENKITARAMAN KRISHNA MOORTHY VRINDAVAN , Project Execution Manager & Accounts Manager , ALI INTERNATIONAL TRADING EST.

Yes. Forecast require variance analysis as to its accuracy because these are estimates. Some calculated difference expressed as a % of the projected estimates are also included to facilitate control.

It is regarded as one of the principles of forecasting technique.

Muhammad Waseem Feroze Feroze Din Hayat
par Muhammad Waseem Feroze Feroze Din Hayat , Senior Executive Officer , Haji Sheikh Noor u Din & Sons

Yes the error may happens as we are forecasting future & future is uncertain. The intensity of error depends upon time period, if we are forecasting for an year the risk will be low & if it is for five years than the magnitude of error will be high.

padmakumar pathiyil
par padmakumar pathiyil , Marketing Consultant , Management Consultancy

Totally Agree

Vinod Jetley
par Vinod Jetley , Assistant General Manager , State Bank of India

Yes.

The forecast error is the difference between the actual value and the forecast value for the corresponding period.

hossam azzam
par hossam azzam , Fast food restaurant,s manager. , alexandria-egypt

Thanks for the invitation

Yes for sure totally agree

Utilisateur supprimé
par Utilisateur supprimé

Not always 

LABIB KOOLI
par LABIB KOOLI , Director of the Sectoral Center for Training in Hotel Technologies at Southern Hammamet , Tunisian Vocational Training Agency (ATFP)

Absolutely yeah !

Exact sciences undergone  errors ! How about forcasting ?!

Aabdelrahman Ibrahim
par Aabdelrahman Ibrahim , Software Engineer Configuration mamager , Software center

Sure  I  Agree  but  also  there is minor errors and major errors

Omair Abduljaleel Ali Al-Quliey
par Omair Abduljaleel Ali Al-Quliey , Design Engineer , Quliey Office for constructions

Yes, that totally true because the humans are not  machines without wrong. so that i agree with you.

Sardar Muhammad Amin Sardar
par Sardar Muhammad Amin Sardar , Vice President , UNITED BANK LTD.

No. Forecasting processes are based already on "estimations" and related "explanations" for the same.

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