Illustrative demonstration · Synthetic dataOrganisations, transactions, documents, figures and outcomes shown here are fictional or modelled for demonstration purposes. No client, bank or confidential data is used. Results are illustrative, not actual client outcomes or professional advice.
This illustrative case shows how we would approach a regional building-materials distributor that has lost 2.7 points of margin in three years and wants 10.5% back within 24 months. Diagnose where the margin went, appraise the options, change the weighting, and watch the recommendation and trajectory rebuild.
Diagnosis. Growth masked erosion: the top line grew while price realisation and inbound freight quietly took 2.2 points. This is a discipline problem first and a footprint problem second, which decides the sequence of the fix.
2 · OptionsFive candidate moves
Click a card to add or remove it from the programme · ranks follow the weighting below
3 · DecideWhat matters most to this board?
Drag the weights · scores and ranking recalculate
Weights are normalised to 100; currently 100. Each criterion is scored 0–100 from the option data, then blended.
Option
Value
Speed
Risk
Fit
Capital
Score
3 · DecideDoes the programme reach 10.5%?
4 · RoadmapSequenced to pay for itself
Fast, low-risk discipline moves fund the structural ones · ◆ decision gates
Gates: each wave is released only when the prior wave's run-rate is verified in the management accounts, not on a plan date.
