
Larry Lapide, Ph.D.
Research Director, Demand Management Solutions Group
Director, Demand Management, MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics
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Join an elite peer organization committed to advancing the understanding,
theory and practice of demand management.
Managing demand has always been a difficult challenge for companies, but as markets have become more volatile and customers less tolerant of service failures the challenge has taken on new urgency. A company's profitability and even survival are determined to a great extent by its ability to anticipate demand and deliver product when the customer wants to make a purchase.
The DM Solutions Group will identify the strategies, principles and methods that companies can use to optimally match supply and demand over time. It will take a systematic look at demand management issues, and provide new insights and solutions that companies can turn into competitive advantage.