Five years ago, one US distributor of gas and welding supplies, as part of their strategic planning, decided to examine the potential value of Continuous Improvement (CI) to increase operating income, gain higher margins and market share in an already saturated and exponentially competitive price-driven industry, and differentiate themselves from competitors.
The distributor considered it imperative to drive CI from a culturally sustainable, strategic approach.
EG International
To help them with the task at hand, this distributor selected EG International (EGI) (www.edwardsgrp.com), the consulting firm I head up, which has over 25 years of CI experience in various business sectors including automotive, business aviation, and aerospace. Subsequently other distributors and suppliers in the industrial, medical, and specialty supply chain have become clients of EGI and today, EGI’s primary focus is on improving competitiveness in this business sector.
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