Michael F. Gorman, BA, MA, PhD

Business Optimization Expert
Michael F. Gorman, PH.D. is a business optimization expert with a strong background in transportation and logistics, asset optimization, service design and efficiency, supply chain management, and pricing and revenue management. With over 20 years of corporate and consulting experience, he consistently delivers between $15-64 annual savings for every $1 spent on operational improvements. This performance improvement means delivering the same or better service more efficiently with dramatic impact to an organization’s bottom line.
Dr. Gorman specializes in data in dynamic situations that combine optimization modeling with simulation, statistical analysis, and forecasting. He both develops decision support systems and software as well as conducts strategic modeling projects. He has worked with dozens of clients on tough analytical problems, including:
His consulting work has been lauded as a finalist three times in international competitions of INFORMS (the Institute for Management Science and Operations Research). He has over 140 publications and presentations on his research, many of which center on applied projects with clients. He is on the editorial boards at 5 major journals.
Dr. Gorman graduated from Indiana University with a Ph.D. in Business and Economics and a Masters in Economics. His Bachelors Degree in Computer Science and Economics is from Xavier University in Cincinnati. He is currently a full Professor at the University of Dayton and the President of MFG Consulting, Inc.
Michael F. Gorman, PH.D. is a business optimization expert with a strong background in transportation and logistics, asset optimization, service design and efficiency, supply chain management, and pricing and revenue management. With over 20 years of corporate and consulting experience, he consistently delivers between $15-64 annual savings for every $1 spent on operational improvements. This performance improvement means delivering the same or better service more efficiently with dramatic impact to an organization’s bottom line.
Dr. Gorman specializes in data in dynamic situations that combine optimization modeling with simulation, statistical analysis, and forecasting. He both develops decision support systems and software as well as conducts strategic modeling projects. He has worked with dozens of clients on tough analytical problems, including:
- Managing fleet capacity and optimization in transportation
- Yield and pricing models
- Rationalized capacity based on current and anticipated market conditions
- Developing appropriate capacities for extraction, storage and transmission of natural gas
- Cost efficient routing decisions and capacity maximization
His consulting work has been lauded as a finalist three times in international competitions of INFORMS (the Institute for Management Science and Operations Research). He has over 140 publications and presentations on his research, many of which center on applied projects with clients. He is on the editorial boards at 5 major journals.
Dr. Gorman graduated from Indiana University with a Ph.D. in Business and Economics and a Masters in Economics. His Bachelors Degree in Computer Science and Economics is from Xavier University in Cincinnati. He is currently a full Professor at the University of Dayton and the President of MFG Consulting, Inc.