The AJM Data Diagnostic

Most operational and supply chain problems are already visible in data the company already has. The question is whether that data has been connected to a financial outcome anyone can act on.

The AJM Data Diagnostic is a fixed-scope, fixed-fee engagement designed to answer one question: is there a number in your data — and what is it?

What you provide

A single operational data set — inventory records, freight transaction logs, purchase order history, asset utilisation records, or operational cost data. We work with what you have. You do not need to prepare or clean it first.

What we deliver

A written findings memo identifying the specific dollar figure that is either being lost, tied up unnecessarily, or at risk — based on your actual data, tested by independent specialist resources before any finding is presented to you.

The memo includes:

• A plain-language explanation of the finding
• The analytical evidence behind it
• A recommended next step with scope and cost estimate if further engagement is warranted

What it costs

Fixed fee. Scoped and agreed before work begins. Typically completed within two to three weeks of data receipt.

Our commitment

If the data does not reveal a finding that justifies the engagement cost, we will tell you so directly. We will not manufacture a recommendation to justify a larger engagement. If there is nothing here, we say so — and you owe nothing further.

Who this is for

• CFOs and COOs at mid-market energy, mining, logistics, CPG, and manufacturing companies who know something is wrong in their operation but cannot yet prove where or what it costs
• Boards and audit committees who need an independent data review with no internal political bias
• Companies that have had consultants before and want to see proof before committing to a larger engagement
• Leadership teams whose freight costs keep rising, whose inventory does not match procurement, or whose board is asking for ESG data operations cannot produce

The team delivering it

Arthur Madden — CPA, CMA, MBA, ICD.D | Director & CEO
Arthur scopes every diagnostic, leads the financial baselining and ROI modelling, and translates every analytical output into financial language your CFO and board can act on the same week.
info@ajmsolutions.ca | +1 403 473 8547

Michael Cooper — Director & President
Michael brings 44 years of field operations across Middle East, North Africa, Europe, USA to every engagement. Where the diagnostic identifies an operational finding, Michael leads the implementation — on-site, in the field, until the savings hold.
mcooper@ajmsolutions.ca | +1 780 993 2402

Amanda Leonard — Business Development & Operations Strategy | Client & Commercial Alignment
Amanda structures and manages the client engagement from initial conversation through delivery. She ensures the diagnostic findings are clear, commercially framed, and actionable for your leadership team.
amanda@ajmsolutions.ca

What happens in the discovery call

The discovery call is 30 minutes. Arthur or Amanda will tell you honestly in that call whether the diagnostic is likely to find something worth finding — and what data set to start with. No PowerPoint. No pitch deck. No obligation.

If the diagnostic makes sense for your situation, we agree the scope and fee before any work begins. If it does not, we will tell you that too.

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What clients have found in diagnostics

• $68M per year in unnecessary inventory spend — identified in a single data snapshot before any changes were made
• Rail cars sitting idle 83% of the time — $10M+ per year in recoverable cost identified before a single operational change
• 50%+ freight cost reduction pathway — validated analytically before a single route or carrier contract was touched
• A $15M license reserve that had never been booked — discovered in a structured data audit of a large institution
• $65M in purchase orders raised 10 months before items were needed — identified and corrected without disrupting supply continuity

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