Moneyball & Data-Driven Direction

Moneyball - Columbia Pictures 2011.

If you’ve seen Moneyball, you’ll remember the scene where Billy Beane realises:

Maybe, just maybe, the scouts’ “20 years of gut feel” wasn’t the secret sauce after all.

Shocking, I know.

The players had their opinions.

The scouts said, “We know how it's done… so please stop asking awkward questions!”

But none of that built a winning team.

What did was looking at the actual data, making decisions that made people uncomfortable, and proving that numbers don’t care about nostalgia.

And honestly… that’s basically a Tuesday at MET Supply Chain Consulting.

Because even today, many consumer goods businesses are running their supply chains using:

Forecasting by Horoscope  “Last year was busy, so this year… maybe?

Manufacturing by Megaphone whoever shouts loudest gets their product made. Replenishment by Folklore “Janet says this SKU sells well, so let’s roll with it.”

Charming? Yes.

Scalable? Absolutely not.

Data-driven direction isn’t about replacing people.

It’s about giving people visibility, clarity, confidence and a better chance of winning.

Just like in Moneyball:

We focus on what really drives performance.

We challenge the sacred cows (nicely).

We prefer facts over feelings.

And we make sure mid-market CPG businesses win on purpose, not by accident.

Whether it’s baseball or business, the real competitive advantage is spotting what everyone else overlooks.

That’s the power of data.

That’s the power of direction.

That’s the MET mantra.

And if you're ready to trade instinct-driven guesswork for evidence-led decisions… you know where to find me.