meet demand

  • 1demand — 1 noun 1 FIRM REQUEST (C) a very firm request for something that you think someone should give you, or think you have a right to: The government refused to give in to the demands of the terrorists. (+ for): a demand for a 10% pay increase see… …

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  • 2demand — de|mand1 W1S1 [dıˈma:nd US dıˈmænd] n 1.) [singular, U] the need or desire that people have for particular goods and services ▪ Food production is still increasing faster than demand. demand for ▪ the demand for new housing huge/great/strong etc… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 3Demand responsive transport — or Demand Responsive Transit (DRT) or Demand Responsive Service[1] or Dial a ride or Flexible Transport Services[2] is an advanced, user oriented form of public transport characterised by flexible routing and scheduling of small/medium vehicles… …

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  • 4Demand sensing — is a next generation forecasting method that leverages new mathematical techniques and near real time information to create an accurate forecast of demand, based on the current realities of the supply chain. The typical performance of demand… …

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  • 5Demand leveling — is the deliberate influencing of demand itself or the demand processes to deliver a more predictable pattern of customer demand. Some of this influencing is by manipulating the product offering, some by influencing the ordering process and some… …

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  • 6Demand generation — is the focus of targeted marketing programs to drive awareness and interest in a company s products and/or services. Commonly used in business to business, business to government, or longer sales cycle business to consumer sales cycles, demand… …

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  • 7Meet — (m[=e]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Met} (m[e^]t); p. pr. & vb. n. {Meeting}.] [OE. meten, AS. m[=e]tan, fr. m[=o]t, gem[=o]t, a meeting; akin to OS. m[=o]tian to meet, Icel. m[ae]ta, Goth. gam[=o]tjan. See {Moot}, v. t.] 1. To join, or come in… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 8meet — meet1 [mēt] vt. met, meeting [ME meten < OE metan < base of mot, a coming together, meeting: see MOOT] 1. to come upon or encounter; esp., to come face to face with or up to (a person or thing moving from a different direction) 2. to be… …

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  • 9meet the demand — index avail (bring about) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 10meet — ▪ I. meet meet 1 [miːt] verb met PTandPP [met] [intransitive, transitive] 1. to get together with another person to discuss something: • The directors met again yesterday evening to discuss the crisis. • The committee meets once a month …

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