Case Studies by Process:
Economic Development

• Fry completed a nationwide study to Benchmark Best Export Practices, designed to be utilized by state and federal economic development agencies to assist small to mid-size manufacturers with their global export processes.
  
  
• Fry assisted a regional agricultural cooperative with the development of a model for prioritizing promotional activities in foreign markets to benefit U.S. food exporters.
  
  
• Fry assessed the effectiveness of an agricultural cooperative's program to promote fresh produce from the Southeast United States to Canadian markets.
  
  
• Fry has performed a significant amount of work in the area of freight and logistics, having completed a number of studies for a national freight bureau involving interviews with most major freight forwarders, shippers, carriers, shipping associations, ports, and related government and private institutions.
  
  
• Fry has assisted an export promotion agency with prioritizing markets and products for its generic program activities. The end result was a quantitative database-driven model to determine "best markets for best products."
  
  
• Fry developed strategic assessments and recommendations for a food cooperative's generic programs to help with the promotion strategy.
  
  
• Fry completed a study for a state Department of Agriculture in which Fry assisted with profiling exporters and non-exporters in their region.
  
  
• Fry completed a customer satisfaction program for a state Department of Industry and Trade, whose primary mission is to assist small- and mid-sized manufacturers with export activities.