Selected work

Practical systems for operating decisions

Important production decisions often have to be made before every input is settled. Capacity, timing, rules, and assumptions need to be visible early enough to shape the next move.

Growth Mindset builds reviewable tools that connect operating detail with the decision managers need to make.

Applied projects

Forecasts, rules, constraints, and review screens in one working system

Apple packhouse production line used as an example of planning and operational decision support

New Zealand apple postharvest

Apple packhouse planning software for better next-run decisions

A planning application connected live production records, plans, priority instructions, fruit information, and equipment rules so teams could prepare the next packhouse run earlier.

Live production records, SharePoint plans, priority instructions, fruit information, and equipment rules

Earlier next-run preparation with clearer fruit mix, rates, volumes, and setup choices

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Operational forecasting and production planning used as an example of pre-packrun decision support

New Zealand kiwifruit postharvest

Kiwifruit forecasting and line planning across several packhouses

Forecasting and line planning software helped several kiwifruit packhouses estimate fruit size profiles, apply site rules, configure grader and equipment settings, and prepare production plans before grading.

Fruit samples, full bloom timing, cleared sizes, storage paths, site rules, grader settings, and equipment limits

Site-ready production plans, expected tray mix, saved outputs, and reporting-ready planning data

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Operational results

Earlier forecasts, clearer trade-offs, reusable management views

Good decision support gives managers something useful before the moment has passed. The strongest outputs make assumptions visible, connect the right information, and leave a routine the team can use again.

Forecast earlier

Anticipate demand, supply, volume, and workload before the final input arrives.

Useful forecasts give labour, equipment, procurement, and service commitments a stronger starting point.

Compare options

Make the trade-offs between capacity, timing, inventory, and priorities easier to see.

Optimisation and allocation logic help teams test feasible choices before resources are committed.

Review performance

Turn movement, exceptions, and assumptions into dependable management views.

Reporting automation can prepare the evidence for regular review without rebuilding the same analysis each time.

Connect systems

Make operational data reliable enough to support recurring decisions.

Integration work brings together files, databases, exports, and business rules so the result can be reused.

Your operating setting

Bring the decision that needs clearer support

A focused consultation can identify whether the right next step is a model, a report, a planning tool, or a simpler routine.

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