Books like Forecasting by Spyros G. Makridakis

Kevin Kelly’s New Rules for the New Economy distills ten network‑centric principles that replace traditional supply‑and‑demand wisdom, offering strategies for success in the new connectivity‑driven market.

Peter Drucker explains how evolving management paradigms reshape the core assumptions of business practice, exploring forecasting, organizational change, and knowledge management as essential tools for thriving in the 21st century.

Why would a casino try and stop you from losing? How can a mathematical formula find your future spouse? Would you know if a statistical analysis blackballed you from a job you wanted? Today, number crunching affects your life in ways you might never imagine. In this lively and groundbreaking new book, economist Ian Ayres shows how today's best and brightest organizations are analyzing massive databases at lightening speed to provide greater insights into human behavior. They are the Super Crunchers. From internet sites like Google and Amazon that know your tastes better than you do, to a physician's diagnosis and your child's education, to boardrooms and government agencies, this new breed of decision makers are calling the shots. And they are delivering staggeringly accurate results. How can a football coach evaluate a player without ever seeing him play? Want to know whether the price of an airline ticket will go up or down before you buy? How can a formula outpredict wine experts in determining the best vintages? Super crunchers have the answers. In this brave new world of equation versus expertise, Ayres shows us the benefits and risks, who loses and who wins, and how super crunching can be used to help, not manipulate us.Gone are the days of solely relying on intuition to make decisions. No businessperson, consumer, or student who wants to stay ahead of the curve should make another keystroke without reading Super Crunchers.From the Hardcover edition.

The Six Sigma Way provides a practical roadmap for implementing Six Sigma quality management in manufacturing and service organizations, drawing on GE and Motorola case studies to guide process improvement and profit growth.

A practical guide to time‑series theory and forecasting, emphasizing model construction and data analysis for readers with a foundation in calculus, matrix algebra, and elementary statistics.