Information Uncover, a Houston based management consulting company, is now directing its strategic management services exclusively to organizations operating within the surgical and medical weight loss industry. This industry is often called the bariatric industry. This industry includes organizations that provide weight loss products, services, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals. Using business intelligence techniques, Information Uncover identifies opportunities and threats for these organizations.

Identifying and assessing opportunities and threats is an integral part of SWOT analysis. In this analysis, an organization examines its strengths and weaknesses in conjunction with existing environmental opportunities and threats. An organization examines the existing environmental opportunities and threats by scrutinizing information that may impact the organization. Knowing the opportunities it can take advantage of and the threats it might face can enable an organization to engage in the appropriate activities to meet its goals.

Today, the United States and other countries are facing one of the most difficult health issues: Many of the inhabitants of the U.S. and other countries continue to become overweight or obese. Being overweight or obese can lead to heart trouble, some forms of cancer, diabetes, and other ailments. Addressing the overweight and obesity issue is the primary goal of weight loss providers.

Some of these providers offer weight loss products or services. Some of these providers are engaged in developing new surgical methods. Some of these providers are engaged in developing new, safe and effective drugs. And some of these providers are working on techniques that may improve a person’s ability to permanently modify his or her behavior so that the person can adhere to an exercise or diet program.

Information Uncover, established in 1994, uses environmental scanning, text mining, competitive analysis, scenarios, and simulation, to gain valuable bariatric industry insight. This insight represents business intelligence. Business intelligence is at the heart of strategic management. Strategic management is the broader process of analyzing an organization’s environment, establishing business objectives, and planning and engaging in ongoing activities to meet those objectives. Being able to analyze business information to arrive at business intelligence is key to effective strategic management.

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