Business Case Studies

Executives in every kind of organisation – large and small, private and public, for-profit and not-for-profit – are using operational research (OR) to unlock the value in their data, model complex systems, and make better decisions with less risk. Whether OR is used to inform high-level strategy or improve day-to-day operations, the results speak for themselves:

You can search by industry, application, benefit or function by selecting from the drop-down menu below.

Find a Case Study

Should we change the business model?

Seizing Marketplace Initiative with Merrill Lynch Integrated Choice

Read More

How to manage growth in a service business

Managing complexity and uncertainty during accellerated growth

Read More

Lucas Varity s.r.o reduces operating costs by almost £100,000 per annum

TRW Automotive is one of the world's leading suppliers of car accessories. Founded in 1999 and located in Jablonec nad Nisou in the Czech Republic, Lucas Varity s.r.o is a division of TRW Automotive focused on the development, manufacture and sale of hydraulic brakes.

Read More

Effective collections through stronger customer relationships

KeyBank, one of the largest financial services companies in the US, needed to improve collections performance and customer experience simultaneously.

Read More

How OR improved performance and profitablilty for a regional baker

A medium sized bakery’s new managing director inherited a successful business containing a large number of ‘legacy’ operational information processes that he felt could be improved. OR people were brought in to help management turn existing data into useful information for shop-floor dissemination.

Read More