MCA Associates is a team of Senior Consultants providing idea leadership to wholesale distribution and manufacturing companies that are committed to operational excellence...and we have been doing that for over 23 years. Our value added begins with our industry expertise, our understanding of the "key business drivers" that lead to success, and our ability to uncover the underlying issues that impact competitive advantage. We bring an objective view, a fresh set of eyes, because we know where to look, and how to look. Our value proposition is based on understanding your needs and what your goals and aspirations are for your company, as well as for yourself, as an owner or senior manager. We try to understand the "pain" that often every company, owner or senior manager feels in reaching their goals and aspirations; the impacts, as well as the consequences of inaction. Our value is in being able to provide the offerings and solutions, we possess, that can fill the "value-gap" between those pains and your goals and aspirations. In other words, the specific and measurable value which leads to a new or different reality. We are frequent contributors to industry trade publications, such as "The Wholesaler", "Industrial Supply Magazine", and "Electrical Wholesaling". Specialties: "Competitive Advantage Assessments", "Lean Thinking"/Continuous Improvement methods, training & implementation, "Executive Brainstorming & Solution Development", Business process re-engineering, change management, and core competency implementation, Inventory/supply chain management, ERP utilization, Distribution Center/warehouse management productivity improvement, Pre-hire/post-hire performance development assessment tools, Organizational assessment & development, Lean Thinking Seminars. Join our "Lean Thinking in Wholesale Distribution" group on LinkedIn