Question1
No
Yes
No
Unemployed
Future Use
(New
company)
No
Yes
Question2
N/A
Data Mining
and Regression
Analysis
Forecasting and
Demand
Management,
Data Mining,
Microsoft
Access, and
Regression
Analysis
The Firm as a
whole uses
different
techniques
Not Sure (New
Company)
Question3
N/A
Forecasting
And
Demand
Management
Descriptive
Statistics,
Regressions
Question4
Higher Education
Question5
N/A
Education
700
Employees
Home Depot
(Transportation
Department)
350
Employees
Own a State
Farm Agency
#16 on
Fortune 500
List
Apparel
Industry-Shoes
No Parent
Company
EntertainmentMusic
Auditing and
Advisory
1 Employee
Monte Carlo
Simulations,
Regression
Analysis, Data
Mining,
Probability
Calculus
Monte Carlo
Simulations,
Regression
Analysis, Data
Mining,
Probability
Calculus
Very Rarely
Simulations
Accounting
50
Employees
Yes
Data Mining,
Regression,
Correlation,
Data
Envelopment
Analysis,
Stochastic
Frontier
Only
Experienced
Simulations
Regressions,
Cost Functions
Energy
80,000
Employees
Data Mining
Higher Education
Data Mining,
Retail
ASU
JonesboroLarge
2 Million
No
Yes
Analysis, Data
Over
115,000
Worldwide
10,000 in
Germany
Question7
Question8
Include more
Accounting
topics as USGAAP and/or
International
Financial
Reporting
Standards as
well as more
financial
modeling with
MS-Excel and
VBA
Should have to
Enjoyed
Yes
Mining,
Regression
Analysis
Simple
Regression and
simulation for
forecasting
Surveys and
“Ear to the
ground”
techniques.
Data Mining,
Demand
Management
Optimization
Light Equipment
Manufacturer
(Construction)
132
Employees
Manufacturing
120
employees
Statistics and
Regression
Analysis
Healthcare
1200
Employees
Heath
Insurance
Sales
100
Employees
Utility
8000
Employees
No
Yes
Statistics and
Regression
Analysis
No
Yes
Simulations,
Data Mining,
Economic
Analysis
Associates
pass Excel
Proficiency
Test
N/A
the
program
Excel
Leadership class
Was very
Handy.
Interpersonal
behavior
class
would be
great to
prepare
for future
coworkers
Business Ethics
and Employee
Relations
Real
World
Examples
Were
Very
important in
classes.
QM and
Econ did
not
provide
this
however
for my
career.
Human
Resource
Courses
and more
Financial
Quantitative
Classes.
Question 6:
Topic/Quantitative
Technique
Forecasting and
Demand
Management
Statistics and
Regression
Analysis
Business
Intelligence and
Data Mining
Business
Simulation and
Modeling
Optimization and
Linear
Programming
TOTALS
Unimportant
Important
1
Slightly
Important
1
5
Quite
Important
1
Very
Important
7
3
3
1
2
6
2
2
3
3
5
3
3
5
3
4
5
1
2
12
13
19
7
24
4
TOTALS:
Question 1
No: 6
Yes: 7
Sometimes: 1
N/A: 3
Question 2
Data Mining: 5
Regression Analysis: 6
Forecasting and Demand Management: 1
Microsoft Access: 1
Monte Carlo Simulations: 1
Probability Calculus: 1
Correlation: 1
Data Envelopment Analysis: 1
Stochastic Frontier: 1
Statistics: 1
N/A: 7
Question 3
Forecasting and Demand Management: 2
Descriptive Statistics: 1
Regression Analysis: 5
Monte Carlo Simulations: 1
Data Mining: 5
Probability Calculus: 1
Only Experienced Simulations: 1
Cost Functions: 1
Surveys: 1
Optimization: 1
Statistics: 1
Economic Analysis: 1
Simulations: 1
N/A: 6
Question 4
Industry
Higher Education: 2
Education: 1
Home Depot: 1
Insurance: 2
Apparel: 1
Entertainment: 1
Auditory/Advisory: 1
Accounting: 1
Energy: 1
Retail: 1
Construction: 1
Manufacturing: 1
Healthcare: 1
Utility: 1