MGT 530 Forecasting for Laptop Manufacturing Discussion

You are in charge of creating a forecast for an organization that manufactures laptops. The industry is very competitive and supplies have to be purchased far enough ahead of time so that there is no delay in the manufacturing process should the demand increase. 

1. Which      forecasting technique would you choose? 
2. What are the      steps in the forecasting process? 
3. Why is it      important to create a forecast for the correct period of time? 
4. What happens      when a forecast is created for 3 months when an organization needs an      accurate forecast for 6 months?