Welcome to Anametrica ...

Strategy for Very Uncertain Times ...

Planning today is extremely difficult. Uncertainties are everywhere. So we simply react or stay with the herd. Survive.

This default strategy is nearly always the worst possible. Better ones exist. Do you know what these are for your organization? You may be surprised. More...

The Art of
Best Practices ...

There is no such thing as a "best practice" absent a defining context. Most often, the defining context is your organization.

How do you determine what is "best" for you? It is probably not what is "best" for others. This where the art of using best practices effectively lies.

Pursuing excellence through best practices can be an extremely powerful approach. You just have to do it right. More...

Hospital Supply Chain Cost Reduction ...

In a recent study, we developed a supply chain model driven by actual point-of-use transaction data that showed a savings potential of 20%-40%.

This simulation model is a good example of the innovative analytical techniques that we develop and use . More...

Salesforce Productivity

In this application, we applied best practices concepts to increasing the productivity of large regional salesforce. Potential payoff: a 10% increase in productivity could generate a 25% increase in pretax profits. More...

Sales Territory Potential

Sales territories are often set geographically (contiguous zip codes), with sales quotas reflecting the number of accounts in each one. We develop a much better way to assess territory potential, balance territories based on potential, and set territory sales quotas using best practices concepts. More...

What We Do

We apply innovative insights and analytical techniques to a range of important business problems.

Our unique approach is best illustrated by applications highlighted on this page.