Latest Thinking
A growing collection of commentary, analysis and evidence-led insight from Edge Analytics.
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Data at pump - Using data analytics to fuel actionable intelligence
For many fuel retailers, the largest hidden operational losses are not fuel shrinkage or energy costs - they are lost sales caused by equipment downtime, degrading pump performance, slow fault resolution and ineffective maintenance processes.
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Understanding our towns can help us save our high streets
High streets are in many ways a reflection of their wider town, and their strength and vibrancy very much depend on the health and vitality of the town, its economy, service provision and interdependence with its surrounding area.
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Beyond the new boundaries
Reorganisation may be paused or reshaped, but the geography of school place demand does not change with the administrative map.
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Every growth plan is a water plan
Every new home, business and infrastructure project has a water consequence.
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Demographic change for schools
Why school place planning is becoming more complex, not less.
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Demographic forecasting in an age of uncertainty
Forecasting is not about finding one correct answer. It is about understanding how disruption and uncertainty create a range of plausible futures.
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