Production and Operations Analysis, Seventh Edition
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ISBN: 9781478623069
Author: Steven Nahmias, Tava Lennon Olsen
Publisher: Waveland Press, Inc.
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Chapter 2.4, Problem 1P
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To explain: The four major components of time series.
Introduction: Thetimeseriesisthechronologicalstructureofinformation according to theiroccurrencetime. Itrepresents theconnectionoftwovariables.
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Production and Operations Analysis, Seventh Edition
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