Desperate for drivers?
Fear of running out is legitimate. There is a theme in our industry of “one size fits all”. If you want to improve your results, use individual customer data to do so...
You are entitled to your own opinion, but you are not entitled to your own facts: Decision-making 2021
As our industry, and the world, ebbs further into the digital age, the distinction between decisions based on opinion and those based on fact, continues to blur as decisions are generally made in consideration of both. However, at Angus we believe there are compelling reasons to rely less on “opinion” (AKA: experience, gut feelings, understanding…
What number is compelling enough for you to change your behavior?
Is the number 1%, as in the chance of winning a raffle? Is the number 51%, as in the winner of a presidential election? Is the number 82%, as in the effectiveness of a vaccine against disease? Is the number 90%, as in the chance of rain before you take an umbrella? How about 100%?…
Angus Announces a breakthrough in Delivery Efficiency with ADEPT™
Angus Analytics, a division of Angus Energy, announces its newest innovation. 2-1/2 years ago, Angus set out to dramatically improve the way fuel dealers deliver their products with an opportunity to automate and optimize deliveries to drive increases in profitability. Since that time, the company spent thousands of hours developing its new offering, ADEPT “We…
Proven and automated profitability
A little over 2-1/2 years ago, Angus set out to dramatically improve the way fuel dealers deliver their products. We saw an opportunity to automate and optimize deliveries that would drive increases in profitability. Since that time, our team spent thousands of hours developing our offering, ADEPT™, and worked with an excellent group of forward-thinking…
Who needs monitors the most?
It might come as news that on average, 70% of all dealer operating expenses are directly related to fuel delivery. These expenses include trucks (and everything needed keep them running) as well as Dispatch and Delivery personnel (and all their associated costs). Tank Monitor -- you’ve heard about them, you may have tested a few and may even have decided it’s time to start investing in monitors to improve efficiency, but where do you start?
It’s not the K!!!
The requirement to predict both consumption numbers based on heat usage in addition to baseload usage was ALWAYS difficult. Not only has it always been difficult, but this year it has become even more difficult. We hear very often about people who are reviewing K’s and who are “fixing their K’s”. The question we would ask is, “how do you know the Ks are wrong?”
The odds have changed, has your behavior?
Imagine you are sitting at a blackjack table with a $25 bet placed. The dealer is showing a 5, and you have been dealt a 6 and a 5. The hand is looking good, so what do you do? Anyone who has ever played blackjack, understands that while “the house” always has the edge for…
Strategies you can implement NOW to address an unpredictable winter
Angus has studied many fuel delivery issues over the past few years, and this year there are several unique issues that we have never encountered before. Our industry has always been challenged by unpredictable deliveries based on K-Factor. While there is a correlation between the weather and consumption, the correlation is too often not strong…
K-factors are suffering from the pandemic
We are all familiar with the famous disclaimer: “Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results”. In our world, that of HISTORICAL K-factor deliveries, past performance is heavily relied upon – mostly successfully. Yet, the pandemic that swept our nation over the past 7 months will put that success into question in a very…