A process for determining which of a large number of candidate companies are most likely to outsource some aspect of their business operations, based on a mathematical model capable of analyzing a large number of inputs, including financial metrics, executive changes, and other significant corporate events like mergers and acquisitions. In one embodiment, each strip includes an alternating pattern that generates a frequency in a sensor through which the strip passes during deployment. The profile includes at least one channel list. The relative three-dimensional direction is graphically represented on the display area of the user interface unit.