Lawrence Lapide
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Dr. Lapide is a lecturer at the University of Massachusetts’ Boston Campus and is an MIT Research Affiliate. He received the inaugural Lifetime Achievement in Business Forecasting & Planning Award from the Institute of Business Forecasting & Planning. Dr. Lapide can be reached at: [email protected].
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Don’t Build Weapons of Math Destruction
April 1, 2019
The business community might not develop Weapons of Math Destruction, but it might develop models of moderate distortion if they rely too heavily on face-valid factors, without checking for validity.
Demand-Shaping With Supply in Mind
March 28, 2015
Supply chain managers must advocate for “demand-shaping with supply in mind,” meaning that demand-shaping decisions aren’t made in isolation of supply issues.
Do Your Warehouse Goals Support Business Strategy?
July 1, 2014
Do Your Warehouse Goals Support Business Strategy? In most cases, the answer is no. Warehousing goals need to closely align with corporate objectives if the business is to succeed on...
Supply Chain Risk and the Planning Process
May 8, 2014
Everyone knows the importance of both Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) and risk management. Integrating them both makes for a winning strategy.
How Supply Chain Buffers Can Mitigate Risk
May 8, 2014
Supply chain planning is a proactive approach to preparing for and marshalling resources in anticipation of future demand, however, a problem with most planning efforts is that they assume no...
Navigating a Course with Planning & Forecasting
May 8, 2014
When it comes to Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), forecasters and planners need to work together to achieve financial performance targets.
Are You Buying or Selling Customers?
March 20, 2014
When it comes to true customer profitability, most companies don’t know whether they are making or losing money on a customer.
