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Drawing on research results in the area of decision science, the unit delivers customized consulting services in the areas of:

  • Evaluation and appraisal

  • Siting decisions

  • Strategy selection

  • Resource allocation

  • Risk analysis

  • Multi-stakeholder decisions 

Example of completed consulting work of our team in the last decade include the following projects.

 

Public sector

  • Appraising potential sites for a radioactive waste repository in the UK

  • Development of best value-for-money portfolios for the British Ministry of Defence

  • Appraising options for rationalising UK navy bases

  • Effectiveness analysis of schemes for the UK Department of Trade and Industry

  • Supporting strategic budgeting for local government in the UK

  • Improving air quality policies in the UK

  • Strategies for increasing performance of maintenance teams in Brazil

  • Prioritising strategic initiatives for regional government in Germany

  • Optimizing funding decisions in infrastructure management in Germany

  • Selecting research strategies for a public research institute in Germany

Private sector

  • Developing best value-for-money R&D portfolios in the pharmaceutical industry

  •  Appraisal of e-commerce offerings in the financial industry

  • Prioritising infrastructure investments in the railway industry

  • Evaluation of strategic choices for small companies

  • Strategies for increasing performance of maintenance teams

  • Analysing optimal marketing budgets in the pharmaceutical industry

For more details of our consultancy services, please see www.lawrencephillips.net  (‘Engaging’).

If you have any enquiries about our services, please contact Martin Schilling, m.schilling@lse.ac.uk.

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