Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, EWA offers a unique value proposition that differs from other market research and management-consulting firms. Our expertise combines significant and varied manufacturing experience and street-smart familiarity with Asian business environments.

Our experienced team of Executives, Consultants and select Business Partners offers proven expertise in manufacturing, business development, supply chain, logistics, occupational safety and health, industrial engineering, business applications, M&A, cultural and language training, executive coaching, product/program transfer and many other areas key to success in the global marketplace.

EWA Principals and Consultants have a combined 250 years of successful experience leading manufacturing operations for Fortune 100 companies, with over 50 years of direct experience in establishing and managing manufacturing facilities in Asia. Our Business Partners provide unique and complementary expertise including the ability to add scope/size as required. We have a qualified list of preferred Service Providers including legal, H/R, and audit firms to assist the client in building their own local support structure for on-going operations. In summary, we have broad industry experience with businesses of varying sizes, have an incredibly experienced team and have access to additional resources with unique expertise to address any problem relating to global expansion.

Our approach begins with an in-depth understanding of our clients' needs. Using our systematic methodologies, we then leverage the combined expertise of our team to create customized solutions and deliver tangible 'value-add' results for our clients. Most importantly, EWA has the global resources and bandwidth to design, execute and manage those solutions.

We combine honest business ethics with a track record of practical and effective solutions to provide our clients with a high degree of confidence for entering the complex Asian marketplace. We're able to help identify the endgame, develop the strategic roadmap to get there and provide on-site project management - while keeping the client fully apprised of progress by providing continuous project updates against agreed upon deliverables/checkpoints.

The EWA Value Proposition

1. Comprehensive business planning and assessment tools that reduce downstream costs
2. Asia-experienced manufacturing executives from top U.S. companies that provide project leadership and technical expertise in complex Asian business environments.
3. Industry-leading partners that provide targeted expertise.
4. Insights based on over 50 years combined manufacturing leadership experience in Asia