Services

Our services apply advanced analytical methods to help businesses make better decisions.  Here are 5 signs that our services may be able to help you.

  1. You face complex decisions. Are you faced with more decision factors than you can get your arms around? Do your key operational computer systems lack intelligence? We can analyze complex situations and build intelligence into key systems, so as to reveal the truly best options.
  2. You're having problems with processes. One or more of your processes is broken or needs to work a lot better. Many small, day-to-day decisions are not being made well, and it's having an impact on your bottom line. We can help improve these processes and their outcomes dramatically.
  3. You're troubled by risk. Do you want to limit or reduce risk? Assessing the risk of a new project or contract can be tricky. We can help you quantify risk, which is key to controlling it. We can assist you in planning how best to balance risk against the gain you expect.
  4. Your organization is not making the most of its data. Do you track information about your organization and have data that is begging to be used for decision making? We specialize in working with data, extracting the most valuable information from what's currently collected, and showing what additional data you could collect to increase the value even further.
  5. You need to beat stiff competition. Others in your field are probably using operations research techniques to gain competitive advantage. Can you afford not to? We can help you stay on top with the latest methods, and open up important new sources of advantage.

Rather than having a canned set of tools or business templates, we tailor each project to the unique needs of our customers.  Projects tend to involve some combination of three major service areas:

Analysis Services

We begin by developing a thorough understanding of current versus planned business operations. This diagnostic phase consists of interviews, data collection, and industry research.

The second phase is to develop a computer model of the client's business processes. The model captures system variables and their relationships in a structured framework that allows us to determine an optimal, or "best" system configuration.

The next phase uses the computer model to generate analytical results.

Last, we implement and evaluate the results, taking corrective action when needed.

Software Development Services

Projects may include delivery of customized software implementations or designs. 

  • Decision support systems
  • Customized models
  • Software architecture design

Research Services

We also perform customized technology research and technical writing:

  • Technology assessment studies
  • Science surveys and evaluations
  • White papers
  • Competitive analysis