About us
Procurement Strategies Inc. is a private consulting firm specializing in meat markets, assisting in the scientific formulation of optimal strategies for companies engaged in the buying and/or selling of meat products. Our strengths are derived from many years of experience in meat trading and futures trading; from extraordinarily advanced analytical techniques; and from efficient management and assimilation of large amounts of data relating to the discovery of meat prices.
Our company was founded in
2005 by Kevin Bost, who has traded livestock futures since 1979. He
earned a Bachelor's Degree in Agricultural Economics from the
University of Arkansas and a Master's Degree in Agricultural Economics
from the University of Illinois. He entered the business as a
commodities broker in 1981, and moved on to serve as Agricultural
Economist for USDA's Economic Research Service; as Director of
Procurement Strategy for a nationwide cooperative of supermarket chains
and distributors; and as Director of Supply Chain Management for one of
the largest restaurant companies in the U.S. Through this experience,
Kevin has developed an intimate knowledge of meat operations within the
wholesale, retail, and restaurant segments, and the way in which
budgeting, cost control, and market analysis come together to form a
strategic advantage.
Kevin is partnered with
Dr. Branislav Cobanov, whose unusually proficient knowledge of
statistical and forecasting methodology meshes uniquely with Kevin's
analytical experience and PSI's extensive data base. A native of
Serbia, Dr. Cobanov possesses a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer
Sciences from the University of Novi Sad, Yugoslavia; a Master of
Science Degree in Software Systems from the University of Belgrade; an
MBA degree from Otterbein College; and a PhD. from the Ohio State
University. Dr. Cobanov has extensive experience with forecasting
algorithms; neural networks; calculus; linear and Boolean algebra; FFT,
DFT, "s" and "z" transformation; regression; ANOVA; GLM and mixed
models; discrete data analysis; numerical analysis; and game theory,
among other techniques. He is also familiar with the intricacies of
many different programming languages, operating systems, and software
packages.
PSI is thus qualified to discover and deliver information and strategies that are highly scientific and, at the same time, delivered in a form that is easy to understand.