Use statistical analysis or simulations to analyze information and develop practical solutions to business problems

Identify and define business problems such as those involved in producing items, coordinating their delivery, or selling them

Make mathematical or simulation models of problems that connect constants and variables, restrictions, alternatives, conflicting objectives, and their numerical parameters

Examine information to figure out what is relevant to the problem and how to analyze the information

Write memos, reports, and other documents to outline their findings and recommendations for managers, executives, and other officials

Gather workers' feedback so that they can help solve the problem

Advise managers and other decision makers about the effects of different actions for solving a problem

Collect and organize information from a variety of sources such as computer databases