We provide companies, organisations and governments with tailored, multi-disciplinary skills to address their unique strategic issues. Our work engages clients directly at senior strategic levels, providing customised services and solutions that enable them to make intelligent decisions in complex markets where politics, economics and business meet.
Global Health Impact
GE Healthcare
The Issue
A healthcare company wanted to increase the positive impact of its business practices on global health.
The Approach
We devised a robust framework for assessing the extent to which the client’s innovations to its products are increasing their ability to contribute to lower healthcare costs, expanded healthcare access and rising healthcare quality. The assessment metrics used are based on a thorough review of case studies, independent literature and established benchmarks in the relevant technology and service areas.
The Result
The initiative that Oxford Analytica is supporting has helped to communicate and enforce the company’s strategic goals of lowering healthcosts and raising access and quality by 15%.
Asia Pacific Strategy
A global professional services company
The Issue
As part of rethinking its Asia strategy, a global professional services company asked us to review the countries in which it was already operating.
The Approach
We carried out analysis on 13 countries in the Asia Pacific region and presented the results at the client’s regional market strategy workshop. We identified the key risks and opportunities for each of the countries over the coming five years by assessing its political and economic situation, business and regulatory environment, and areas of likely growth.
The Result
Our analysis fed into a series of regional workshops for senior management considering strategy in the region for 2011 and beyond.
Japan Insurance Market
Metlife
The Issue
A global insurance company wanted to expand its operations into Japan.
The Approach
We used an expert panel made up of insurance analysts, academics and industry practitioners to assess Japan’s life and non-life insurance markets by looking at growth and profitability trends, distribution channels and the competitive environment. The panel’s analysis was supplemented by in-country interviews with stakeholders in the insurance industry and specialists in relevant areas such as demographics, healthcare and social services.
The Result
Our analysis contributed to Metlife’s decision to purchase a significant competitor in Japan.
Indian Rail Sector
A railway technology firm
The Issue
A global supplier of railway technology needed a market entry strategy for India's rail sector.
The Approach
Our report provided in-depth analysis of the Indian rail market and highlighted potential opportunities for the client. The study was supplemented by a number of in-person briefings for key individuals within the company and our participation in a strategic planning meeting in India.
The Result
Our work helped the client to identify India as a key new market and it has gone on to establish a local presence in the country.
Middle East / India Briefing
A global infrastructure firm
The Issue
Looking to expand, a global infrastructure firm wanted to understand the macro-environment and associated risks in India and the Middle East.
The Approach
We provided the client's CEO with an overview of the political and economic situation in the Middle East (specifically Iraq, Saudi Arabia and UAE) and India, together with an understanding of the operational environment in these markets.
The Result
After considering our input, the client decided not to invest in India but did go ahead with investments in the Gulf countries.
CEO Expert Briefing Sessions
An asset management firm
The Issue
An asset management firm considering an expansion of its international operations wanted to understand the risk environment in different regions.
The Approach
We organised a series of face-to-face briefing sessions between a panel of our experts and the client’s CEO. The four sessions took place in Oxford over a period of three days and provided outlooks for Russia, Western Europe, and China. Each briefing session was chaired by one of our consultants and involved two external experts and the relevant analyst from our Daily Brief team.
The Result
The client’s CEO gained a firm understanding of the strategic risks associated with these regions.
