| Article ID: | iaor200571 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 6 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Start Page Number: | 96 |
| End Page Number: | 98 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2004 |
| Journal: | Manufacturing & Service Operations Management |
| Authors: | Chod Jiri |
| Keywords: | forecasting: applications |
This is an extended abstract of a paper that was a finalist in the Manufacturing and Service Operations Management Society's 2003 Student Paper Competition. The situation of two firms, that must make resource investments well ahead of the selling season, based on their forecasts of future market conditions, is considered.