Overview
Executives frequently face problems requiring technical skills that are not available within their organization. Or, in many cases, an outside analysis is needed to provide an objective assessment of a strategy or problem. This is especially true for companies facing turbulent competitive environments or unusual strategic problems.

EI combines institutional knowledge of industries with strong modeling and statistical capabilities to offer research services for strategic planning, marketing, and other corporate functions.

Experience
EI’s expertise is in those areas of management consulting in which mastery of the principles of microeconomics, competition and the functioning of markets is essential. These areas include strategic planning, competitor analysis, global strategy, and corporate strategy. EI consultants have:

		Evaluated possible worldwide acquisitions by an expanding multinational corporation
		Analyzed the effects of a new distribution channel on sales through the preexisting channel and on overall profitability for an international manufacturing company
		Evaluated the effect of Department of Commerce and International Trade Commission dumping investigations on the attractiveness of a foreign takeover candidate
		Proposed and evaluated a telecommunication firm’s greenfield entry into a related line of business
		Analyzed the consolidation and rationalization of hospital services and estimated expected cost savings
		Assessed a Fortune 500 manufacturer’s cost position and satisfaction of customer purchase criteria relative to its major international competitor
		Determined the feasibility of a quasi-public corporation’s entry into a new line of business given its proposed pricing schedule
		Identified a profit-maximizing strategy for rationalizing industrial capacity following a major corporate acquisition
		Conducted an educational retreat for senior management of a major communications company outlining the probable impact and best responses to several technological innovations affecting the industry
		Led review and discussion of a firm’s pricing strategies