Welcome to Anametrica ...

Slow- and Non-Moving Inventory ...

Costly, static inventory seems to be a major problem for many organizations. It ties up huge amounts of capital and space and drives up supply chain costs. Major wasted dollars here.

But it is hard to reduce and harder yet to avoid. Here is what we have learned about causes and possible solutions. More...

The gathering storm

Beyond Survival: Managing for Success in Very Uncertain Times ...

The future is a mess. Experts predict inflation or deflation, recession or depression, dollar devaluation, complex new regulations, new taxes, and black swans — or maybe not.

How can any business manage sensibly with such a range of scenarios? Is managing only for survival the best that can be done?

But uncertainty always generates opportunities for success, not just survival, for those who are well prepared. 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 potential savings of 20%-40%.

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

Scenario Planning ...

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...

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...

Notes from the Field

Healthcare: Managing slow-moving and non-moving inventory. Read...

Healthcare: An example of cost reduction potential for med/surg supplies. Read...

What We Do

We apply innovative insights and analytical techniques to a range of important business problems—best illustrated by applications highlighted on this page.