Moneyball & Data-Driven Direction

If you’ve ever watched Moneyball, you’ll remember the moment Billy Beane stops trusting “gut feel” and starts trusting data.

The players had their own opinions.

The scouts said, “This is how we’ve always done it.”

But none of that built a winning team.

What did was a willingness to look at the numbers that actually mattered, challenge assumptions and make decisions that felt unconventional but were ultimately correct.

And that’s exactly what MET Supply Chain Consulting is about.

Because even today, many consumer goods businesses still rely on instinct, guesswork and anecdotal experience to run their core operations:

• Forecasting driven by “last year looked like this, so…”

• Manufacturing plans based on who shouts loudest or what “feels right” for the season

• Replenishment decisions made from tribal knowledge instead of actual consumption patterns.

Data-driven direction isn’t about replacing people.

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

Just like in Moneyball:

We identify the real drivers of performance not the ones that “look good on paper.”

We challenge the old models when they stop serving the business.

We make decisions based on truth, not tradition.

And we help mid-market CG businesses build supply chains that win, systematically, not accidentally.

In baseball or in business, advantage comes from seeing what others miss.

That’s the power of data.

That’s the power of direction.

That’s the MET mantra.

If you’re looking to move from gut feel to evidence-led forecasting, manufacturing and replenishment, let’s talk.