Growth strategies
Acquisition/Alliance evaluations

• Acquisition strategy development
• Identification and screening of potential investment opportunities
• Due diligence analysis of target firms
• Synergy analysis
• Financial analysis and determination of value
• Development of bidding strategies and analysis of competitive bidders
• Arranging meetings with owners of the target companies
• Assistance in negotiations
• Post-acquisition integration

Market Opportunity Assessments
Technology search/assessment
Site location studies
Diversification studies

Strategic direction and vision
Business plans for success
Economic value-in-use
Future market needs
Benchmarking

Adjacent market evaluation and strategy
Blue ocean opportunities
Market assessment
Market entry strategy
Market research
Needs-based market segmentation
New market/product opportunities
Value-chain analysis
White space opportunities

Supply chain analysis
Low-cost country sourcing
Development of sourcing strategies
Identification and evaluation of sourcing options
Analysis of pricing
Benchmarking of sourcing and procurement activities of key competitors and best-in-class companies
Evaluation of the outlook for strategic products and services
Analysis of manufacturing and other costs of key suppliers
Logistics/Distribution studies

Customer mapping
Key account analysis
Needs-based customer segmentation
Performance benchmarking
Sales enablement
Sales lead generation
Voice of the customer
Win-Loss analysis

Benchmarking
Competitive threat analysis
Labor cost studies
Manufacturing and cost analyses
Strategic intent and direction
War games

• A research tool to answer questions quickly, based on primary (field) research
• Helps to answer key questions about markets, competitors, technologies, investment opportunities, customer buying behavior, regulatory issues, etc.
• Not a substitute for comprehensive business research projects