Cor porate Profi le
AOE has built up its
expertise in big data
by generating value in
areas such as customer
segmentation and
retention, promotion
optimization, cross-selling,
pricing strategy and
revenue management.
experience led Burman, Schor and Gershwin to
create AOE. By selecting top consultants with diverse academic and business backgrounds while
rapidly building its clientele, AOE became a company whose achievements led to it being named
to Inc. Magazine’s list of America’s fastest growing
companies in 2002.
While starting with an emphasis on improving
supply chains, leaning production systems and
solving routing problems, the firm eventually expanded its focus to other business issues that could
be addressed with rigorous quantitative methods.
Unlike boutique firms that specialize in specific verticals, AOE consultants apply their techniques to a
wide variety of problems and industries. In recent
years, AOE has built up its expertise in big data by
generating value in areas such as customer segmentation and retention, promotion optimization,
cross-selling, pricing strategy and revenue management. Regardless of the application, AOE’s projects remain focused on reducing working capital,
improving the customer experience and increasing
profits for its clients.
Examples of Success
Data mining for customer segmentation in
retail. A big-box retail chain with terabytes of customer-purchase data wanted to know whether its
marketing was helping the company’s profitability.
AOE consultants spent six weeks analyzing