Insights
What we know, and where we learned it.
The work behind our point of view: 13 Amanstra case studies from hospitals, manufacturers and logistics, 10 from Amir Nair's earlier career in large organisations, and the conversations and writing we publish.
Case studies
A secondary steel producer that cut logistics cost 10% and forecast demand to 98.77% accuracy
Logistics cost down 10%, a live spread P&L for the CFO and MD, and demand forecast to 98.77% accuracy.
ManufacturingAn instruments maker that reviews performance every week and every month
A maturity assessment, a 23-initiative roadmap, weekly tracking and monthly CEO reviews. Defects fell 32% or more, and inventory fell about 27%.
ManufacturingA multi-branch manufacturer that analysed sales, purchasing and inventory together
Sales, purchasing, inventory and finance data brought together across branches.
LogisticsA logistics company that started with what every trip earns
An end-to-end assessment, then trip-wise profit, driver and fleet control, billing and accountability.
HealthcareA children's hospital that planned nursing and supplies around demand
Nursing demand forecast within 7%, 17 rosters became one, and urgent blood-sample compliance rose from 20% to 52%.
Across sectorsA digital health company that automated procurement analytics and reconciliation
One set of dashboards for suppliers, and reconciliation that no longer depends on Excel macros.
HealthcareA hospital that converted more surgeries and grew revenue
Surgery conversion rose from 24% to 64% in six months.
HealthcareA hospital that sped up everything from health checkups to billing
Health checkups went from 11 to 200 a day. Surgery adherence rose from 40% to 85%.
HealthcareA hospital that built its own process team
A 15-month programme left the hospital with 12 internal process leads.
HealthcareA paediatric hospital chain that planned shifts six weeks ahead
An eight-week pilot cut staff cost by 38%.
HealthcareA hospital chain that rebuilt how IT is run
A new IT operating model, designed and moved into place across five workstreams.
ManufacturingA manufacturer that tracks ESG data automatically across all plants
Manual ESG effort fell 65%, and audits ran 40% faster.
LogisticsA road freight operator that cut fuel cost 18% across a 200+ vehicle fleet
Fuel cost down 18% in 90 days and no unplanned breakdowns, across a fleet of 200+ vehicles.
Before Amanstra
Work led by Amir Nair earlier in his career, in large organisations. It is shown here because it shaped how Amanstra works. These were not Amanstra engagements.
A hospitality group that reviewed far more guest interactions
Quality coverage rose from 5% to nearly 30%.
Across sectorsEarlier careerA fast-growing food-tech platform that kept quality as it scaled
Quality coverage rose from 3% to 25–30%, and new agents ramped up 30–35% faster.
Across sectorsEarlier careerA service desk that recovered after a move
Incidents fell 35%, and customer satisfaction rose from 50% to 65% in four months.
Across sectorsEarlier careerAn engineering company that cut cost and attrition together
Cost fell 20%, efficiency rose 25%, and attrition fell from 32% to 7.3%.
Across sectorsEarlier careerA telecom operator that cut call volume and cost
Calls fell 30%, saving $4 million a year.
Across sectorsEarlier careerA telecom operator that collected earlier
On-time collection rose from 65% to 85%, adding $50 million a month.
Across sectorsEarlier careerA financial operation that automated 95% of its settlement files with machine learning
35% fewer people needed, and 100% accuracy within four months.
Across sectorsEarlier careerA business development team that got one trusted view of its pipeline
One clean pipeline, one set of project codes, weekly reports without manual work.
Across sectorsEarlier careerA life sciences unit that found what drives people to leave
Salary was not among the top five reasons people left.
Across sectorsEarlier careerAn IT firm that cut attrition by more than half
Attrition fell from over 30% to 14% in nine months.
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