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* * * * This slide lists some of the uses and limitations of moving average forecasting:- The moving average is a very simple forecasting technique which lends itself to manual calculation. An advantage of moving averages is that they are a good way to filter out random variation from a demand series. The longer periods the more smoothing occurs. This means that a monthly forecast would have more smoothing than a weekly forecast which would be smoother than a daily forecast. A limitation for moving average forecasts is that they do not detect or react to trends very well. By the very nature