About Us
Dr Bijan Tabatabai
...is a mathematics/business consultant specialised in decision analysis and forecasting. Since 2004 his research and development company, Blackshore Business Solutions (BBS), has worked closely with business practitioners - most notably Unilever - to develop a variety of robust analytical tools and methodologies to solve chronic management problems. He has also trained practitioners from the UK and beyond to successfully implement the tools.
Bijan has a first degree in Mathematical Sciences (Teesside) and a PhD in Mathematical Modelling (Durham). He worked as a University lecturer for over 16 years in UK universities leading, developing and delivering mathematically based courses on undergraduate and postgraduate programs. During his academic carrier Bijan was extensively involved in open/distance learning and adult education programs as well as successfully directing and supervising MPhil and PhD research projects and working as a consultant to a wide range of establishments within UK and beyond.
Bijan has a first degree in Mathematical Sciences (Teesside) and a PhD in Mathematical Modelling (Durham). He worked as a University lecturer for over 16 years in UK universities leading, developing and delivering mathematically based courses on undergraduate and postgraduate programs. During his academic carrier Bijan was extensively involved in open/distance learning and adult education programs as well as successfully directing and supervising MPhil and PhD research projects and working as a consultant to a wide range of establishments within UK and beyond.
Our Philosophy - Applied Intelligence
Business today is overwhelmed by waves of change and drowning in data.
We know we need to make sense of all this and unlock the power of information, but managers have few weapons at their disposal aside from gut feel and a set of analytical approaches that have changed little in the best part of a century.
Just how much of the data that sits in our databases, or in the heads of our people is properly exploited?
Our aim to provide business people with solutions that:
* help eliminate irrelevant 'noise' and so create 'intelligence'
* use scientific approaches to help develop simple tools and methodologies so that we can apply our intellect and creativity productively in other words...Applied Intelligence.
We believe our combination of expertise and experience gives us a unique ability to develop and deploy practical scientifically based approaches to supplement human judgement; not replace it.
We know we need to make sense of all this and unlock the power of information, but managers have few weapons at their disposal aside from gut feel and a set of analytical approaches that have changed little in the best part of a century.
Just how much of the data that sits in our databases, or in the heads of our people is properly exploited?
Our aim to provide business people with solutions that:
* help eliminate irrelevant 'noise' and so create 'intelligence'
* use scientific approaches to help develop simple tools and methodologies so that we can apply our intellect and creativity productively in other words...Applied Intelligence.
We believe our combination of expertise and experience gives us a unique ability to develop and deploy practical scientifically based approaches to supplement human judgement; not replace it.