On 21 November 2011 18:18, Jason Long <mailing.lists@octgsoftware.com> wrote:
> My customer requested some supply forecasting to see when there will be a
> surplus or shortage of parts based on delivery dates and production dates
> that will require these items.
Take a look at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsvendor_model
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