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                                       Model B                         demand  of  Arial  bundle  cables  shows  a

                                                                       small  trend  and  high  seasonal  variations
                                                                       with  seasonal  length  12.  Two  models
                                                                       SARIMA (0, 0, 0) (0, 1, 1)12 and SARIMA
                                                                       (0,  0,  0)  (0,  1,  1)12  was  fitted  for  the  data.
                                                                       Both  models  were  identified  as  adequate
                                                                       models and SARIMA (0, 0, 0) (0, 1, 1)12 was
                                                                       used  for  forecasting  with  an  accuracy  of
                                                                       68%.

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