Our Company
EG International is a
multidisciplinary consulting firm located in central
Connecticut. Our focus is an aligned process approach that
results in delivery of continually improving value to customers,
improved organizational effectiveness, efficiency and
performance. Because of our size and company structure, we are
able to provide our clients with customer focused and cost
effective consulting services.
EG International understands that
combining technical skill and innovative thinking with thorough
project research and planning is essential for KAIZEN/Continuous
Improvement to be successful. We are devoted to creating the
best solutions through our technical resourcefulness,
innovation, creativity, our pursuit of excellence and our
responsiveness to the needs of our clients.
Most importantly, EG International's
approach does not place a technical or financial burden on the
organization. Our approach to KAIZEN/Continuous Improvement is
simple, easy to learn, easy to apply, can be embraced and
executed by anyone in the organization regardless of education
or previous experience and are focused on removing obstacles on
the path to perfection, the ideal state.
News
GAWDA Annual Convention, October 2nd, 2010
- TECSYS Inc. (TSX: TCS),
an industry-leading supply chain management software company,
announced today that Edwards Group Int'l, a multidisciplinary
consulting firm focused on the Kaizen Methodology for the
continuous improvement of customer-focused quality management,
has joined TECSYS/TrackAbout's go-to-market initiative to enable
packaged gas distributors across the U.S. leap forward into a
new era of real-time measurable results and significantly
improved competitive advantage.
more...
Edwards Group Publications
Independent Distributors Transforming the Playing Field
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.
more...
Independent Distributors Transforming the Playing Field;
Linking
Strategy and Continuous Improvement to Achieve Superior
Performance.
Distributors must focus on solutions that take them from their
current business state to a desired future business state. As
discussed in my previous article, this is done "Through Customer
Driven Continuous Improvement." (See "Independent Distributors
Transforming the Playing Field")
There are many elements of the Continuous Improvement (CI)
planning process and in this report, I examine ways distributors
can link business strategy to that process by focusing on Visual
Policy Deployment (VPD), the process of establishing the visual
workplace, sometimes called management by sight.
more...
Independent Distributors Transforming the Playing Field
Culture: The Linchpin of
Continuous Improvement
Culture is created by words, actions, and choices and an organization's culture
should articulate the fundamental reasons why it exists to those
inside and outside the company.
more...
Strategic Alliances
TrackAbout provides
software-as-a-service for tracking and optimizing the use of
portable physical assets. TrackAbout's best-in-class technology
effectively meets the challenges of managing assets, such as
compressed gas cylinders, durable medical equipment and chemical
containers, in a shared environment. Smart logic technology
filters and corrects data so only accurate tracking information
is entered into enterprise business systems. As a result, many
world-class organizations are using this information with
confidence to make better business decisions and maximize
revenue opportunities.
TECSYS is a
market-leading provider of warehouse management, transportation
management and distribution management software and
industry-expert services to mid-size and Fortune 1000
corporations in healthcare, third-party logistics and general
high-volume distribution industries. The Company employs a
seasoned team of experts who has an extensive experience in
supply chain management and in deploying TECSYS' technology in
high-volume distribution environments, enabling customers to
significantly streamline logistics operations, reduce cost and
improve customer satisfaction.
Challenges
and Remedies of the Packaged Gas Industry; A Conversation
with Bob Werner, President of Edwards Group International.
