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BAFT Group 5 Forecast Demand on Automobiles to increase sales for automo9ve company Anita, Louie Fanny, Paul

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B  A  F  T  

Group  5  

Forecast  Demand  on  Automobiles  to  increase  sales  for  automo9ve  company  

Anita,  Louie                                                          Fanny,  Paul

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I.  Business  Problem

•  Client:  an  automo3ve  company  like  Suzuki  •  Business  benefit:    

–  Increase  automobile  sales  –  Improve  marke3ng  efficiency  

•  Set  up  suitable  marke3ng  strategy  among  regions  and  seasons  

•  Challenges:    –  Consumer  preference  for  brands  is  not  considered  (hard  to  predict)  

•  Opportunity:       Design  a  beDer  marke3ng  strategy  to  decrease  cost  and                        increase  sales  

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II.  Forecas3ng  Goal

•  Goal:  Forecast  the  demand  on  automobile  in  2015.  •  Analysis:  

Prospec3ve:    predict  future  trend  and    analyze  seasonal  paDerns  

•  The  forecasts  will  be  used  to  set  marke3ng  strategies  and  promo3onal  plans  in  2015  

•  Forecast  horizon:  1  year  (12  months)  

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1.   Number  of  automobile  –  Forecast  trend  for  long-­‐term  strategy  –  Source:  Ministry  of  Transporta3on  and  Communica3ons  R.O.C  –  2000:12-­‐  2014:08  (165  obs.)  –  Four  largest  ci3es:  New  Taipei,  Taipei,  Taichung,  Kaohsiung  –  Upward  trend  

III.  Data  Descrip3on  (1/2)

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III.  Data  Descrip3on  (2/2)

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2.  Number  of  new  automobile  registra3on  –  Analyze  seasonality  for  short-­‐term  strategy  –  2012:01~2014:11  (35  obs.)    –  Four  largest  ci3es:  New  Taipei,  Taipei,  Taichung,  Kaohsiung  –  Seasonality:  6  months

Low  in  February    and  August

Peak  in  January    and  July!

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IV.  Methods

1.  Number  of  automobile  1)  Double  Exponen3al  2)  Linear  regression  3)  Naïve  

2.  Number  of  new  automobile  registra3on  1)  Linear  regression  2)  Holt-­‐Winter  3)  Seasonal  Naïve  

•  6  seasons  

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Forecast

•  Method:  Double  Exponen3al  

The  number  of  automobile    is  predicted  to  increase!      

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V.  Forecasts  and  Evalua3on  (1/2)  -­‐  Number  of  automobile

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Holt-­‐Winter  does  not  capture    highs  and  lows  well!

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Regression  has  the  2nd  lowest    RMSE  and  captures  the  seasonality  well!

Highest  in  January  &  July!

Forecast

V.  Forecasts  and  Evalua3on  (2/2)    -­‐  Number  of  new  automobile  registra3on

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VI.  Others:  Opportunity  for  motorcycle  sales

•  Data:  number  of  motorcycle  (2000:12-­‐  2014:08)  •  The  amount  of  motorcycle  dropped  sharply  in  July  2013  •  The  reduc3on  is  one-­‐3me  event  due  to  a  policy  that  

encourage  old  motorcycle  to  re3re  before  October  2013  to  waive  taxes  

Opportunity  for    motorcycle  sales!

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VII.  Recommenda3ons

1.  Increase  automobile  produc3on  2.  Marke3ng  strategies  for  automobile:  –  Same  marke3ng  strategies  on  all  regions  –  Heavy  promo3on  and  adver3sement  on  January  

(near  Chinese  New  Year)  and  July  (students  graduate)  

3.  Opportunity  for  motorcycle  sales  to  increase  –  Promo3on  on  motorcycles  

(e.g.  discount  on  purchasing  automobile  with  motorcycle)    

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