March 2012
Nav Analytics Inc. has begun a study for USMEF to determine the value of exporting to different countries based on the optimum value. The study will show the value impact on a carcass of exporting currently traded sub-primals to specific countries. The study is expected to conclude in April with USMEF releasing the results at a later date.

August 2011
Nav Analytics Inc. has recently completed a study for a packer that proves the efficacy of the OptiCarcass system in a real life packing operation.  A total potential gain in value of $160 per head was found.  The results of this study have further validated the potential value gain found by the study conducted at Colorado State University using OptiCarcass.    OptiCarcass was also able to help identify pricing and yield discrepancies, giving added benefit and value to a company that is using OptiCarcass.

May 2011
The Price Indifference Reporting Module has now been added to the OptiCarcass system. Price indifference reporting gives a packer the ability to find the price indifference point between different subprimals. This allows sales staff to determine how much of a discount they can take on certain products and still be making more than the next most valuable subprimal that could be sold.

February 2011
Trent Loos of Loos Tales interviewed Nav Analytics President, Rick Jimmink, on the importance of carcass value optimization to the beef industry at that 2011 NCBA Convention. You can hear the entire interview here.

November 2010
Nav Analytics has completed work on the Carcass Value Cattle Buying module of the OptiCarcass system. Carcass Value Cattle Buying gives cattle buyers the tools they need to purchase cattle that will fit the most valuable carcass profile.

July 2010
Nav Analytics has now added the Carcass Value Sales Management module to the OptiCarcass system. Carcass Value Sales Management gives your sales people the ability to quickly evaluate what the most valuable subprimal would be for a specific sale.

April 2010
OptiCarcass value optimization was featured in the Cattle Buyer’s Weekly this month as an example of innovation that is needed in the beef packing industry.

November 2009
Nav Analytics has released an update to the CSU Beef Cutout Calculator. The Calculator now includes an Extended Value page where the user may select specific subprimals and then calculate the optimum cutout strategy that incorporates those selected subprimals.

June 2009
Nav Analytics, in conjunction with Colorado State University, has released a live value version of the Carcass Optimizer for use by ranchers. This version uses USDA market prices and can be seen on CSU’s website at http://www.beefcutoutcalculator.colostate.edu/.

Nav Analytics is now finishing the production version of the Carcass Optimizer for actual carcass fabrication optimization using data from a specific processor. The production version will be ready for use in fabrication facilities in August 2009.

January, 2009
Dr. Keith Belk and Nav Analytics presented the Carcass Optimizer to the Joint Product Enhancement Committee of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association at their national meetings. The committee was enthusiastic about the results of the study and expressed their desire to see the finished, working product on the Colorado State University website. The scheduled release date for the website is June of 2009.

November 2008
Nav Analytics is currently working with Dr. Keith Belk of Colorado State University to develop a tool that will help packers and processors breakdown their carcasses and primals into the most profitable combination of cuts. Nav Analytics is dedicated to optimizing profitability for its clients and will soon have a programmatic solution available utilizing the results of this study.