Dr. Noel H. Watson

Rogelio Oliva (roliva@tamu.edu) and Noel Watson (nwatson@hbs.edu), "Managing Functional Biases in Organizational Forecasts: A Case Study of Consensus Forecasting in Supply Chain Planning," Harvard Business School Working Paper No. 07-024.
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To better understand the potential trouble spots that underlie such a fundamental facet of business life, Rogelio Oliva, an associate professor at the Mays Business School of Texas A&M University, and Noel Watson, an assistant professor at Harvard Business School, examined forecasting at an anonymous California-based electronics firm.

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Seeing little research concerning how to manage the organizational and political dimensions of generating and improving forecasts in corporate settings, Rogelio Oliva of the Mays Business School of Texas A&M University, and Noel Watson of Harvard Business School, examined forecasting at an anonymous California-based consumer electronics firm.

Over 100 graduate students from Harvard & MIT attended the panel discussion moderated by Professor Noel Watson of Harvard Business School, with a keynote speech from Bennie Wiley, CEO of The Partnership, Inc.

In this interview, Harvard professors Rogelio Oliva and Noel Watson discuss how human behavior affects supply chain coordination.

In describing the information gathering and sharing protocols, the meetings, and the feedback incorporated into this process, Dr. Watson explicitly identifies how functional and individual biases are addressed.The resulting process increased the firm's forecast accuracy from 25% to 87% in fifteen months.The case study reveals forecasting as a social and political process, beyond the application of statistical models, and illustrates how coordination efforts affect the behavioral decision making of individuals.

Noel H. WatsonAssistant ProfessorHarvard Business School

In this interview, Harvard Business School professors Rogelio Oliva and Noel Watson discuss how human behavior affects supply chain coordination.

Harvard Business School by Rogelio Oliva, Noel Watson, published on 03/19/2007, rated by our experts.
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Seeing little research concerning how to manage the organizational and political dimensions of generating and improving forecasts in corporate settings, Rogelio Oliva of the Mays Business School of Texas A&M University, and Noel Watson of Harvard Business School ... [read more ... ]

Harvard Business School by Noel Watson, Rogelio Oliva, published on 03/19/2007, rated by our experts.
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Seeing little research concerning how to manage the organizational and political dimensions of generating and improving forecasts in corporate settings, Rogelio Oliva of the Mays Business School of Texas A&M University, and Noel Watson of Harvard Business ... [read more ... ]

Harvard Business School by Rogelio Oliva, Noel Watson, published on 03/19/2007, rated by our experts.
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Seeing little research concerning how to manage the organizational and political dimensions of generating and improving forecasts in corporate settings, Rogelio Oliva of the Mays Business School of Texas A&M University, and Noel Watson of Harvard Business ... [read more ... ]