Μέθοδοι πρόβλεψης της ζήτησης. Οι κυριότερες είναι: 1: Percent Over Last Year, Calculated Percent Over Last Year, 3: Last Year to This Year, 4: Moving Average, 5: Linear Approximation, 6: Least Squares Regression, 7: Second Degree Approximation, 8: Flexible Method, 9: Weighted Moving Average, 10: Linear Smoothing, 11: Exponential Smoothing, 12: Exponential Smoothing with Trend and Seasonality.

Ο logistician χρησιμοποιεί moving average για να προβλέψει ζήτηση μπισκότων.