Extended Enterprise Group

What Extended Enterprise Group does

TGI GROUP INC, operating as Extended Enterprise Group (and 'TGI'), is a privately held operational performance and risk management consulting firm founded in 1994 by Paul Fontaine. The firm is headquartered in Troy, Michigan, with additional offices in Windsor, Ontario, and a working office in Mexico, and maintains the capability to establish temporary field offices worldwide to support client engagements.

The firm delivers three integrated consulting service lines to manufacturing OEMs and their supplier networks. Operational Excellence and Industrialization Consultation covers new product launch readiness, APQP/PFMEA/Control Plans development, supplier operational assessments (TGI OA), materials management (PFEP), process optimization, and capital request evaluation. Risk Management Consultation provides distressed supplier operations support, multi-dimensional supplier assessments (Leadership, QMS, NPD, Materials Management, Logistics, Manufacturing systems, Engineering and Test, IT), supply chain launch readiness analysis, and quality initiatives. Tooling Life Cycle Management (TLCM) is a managed service built around a proprietary engagement protocol described by the firm as an industry benchmark, delivering field tool audits, tooling compliance support, relocation project management, and storage optimization analysis.

Commercially, TGI operates a reference-based go-to-market with no marketing or sales spend, serving a select group of long-term clients across Automotive, Aerospace, Heavy Truck, Bus, Construction and Agricultural Equipment, Food and Beverage, and Defense manufacturing. Services are quoted on a per-project basis at premium rather than low-cost positioning, and engagements are led by senior practitioners with the founder directly involved in day-to-day operations and on-site at key engagements. The firm is privately held with no disclosed external investors, funding rounds, or M&A activity.

Name

Extended Enterprise Group

Legal name

TGI GROUP INC

Website

https://xen3.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Extended Enterprise Group (TGI GROUP INC) is a privately held, reference-based operational performance and risk management consulting firm founded in 1994, serving manufacturing OEMs and suppliers across automotive, aerospace, heavy equipment, defense, and other verticals with operational excellence, risk management, and tooling life cycle management services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Windsor

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for operational performance improvement and risk management. Services include Operational Excellence consultation, Risk Management consultation, and Tooling Life Cycle Management. Revenue is generated through project-based engagements with OEMs and suppliers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Extended Enterprise Group (operating as TGI GROUP INC) is an operational performance and risk management consulting firm that delivers three integrated service lines to manufacturers: Operational Excellence consultation covering new product launch readiness (APQP/PFMEA/Control Plans), process optimization and capital evaluation; Risk Management consultation including distressed supplier operations support, supplier assessments, and supply chain launch readiness; and Tooling Life Cycle Management managed services providing field audits, tooling compliance, relocation project management, and storage optimization. Services are delivered on-site by experienced management professionals to OEMs and suppliers across multiple manufacturing verticals.

Product overview

TGI GROUP INC (Extended Enterprise Group) is an Operational Performance and Risk Management consulting firm, not a software product company. The company offers three integrated consulting service offerings: (1) Operational Excellence and Industrialization Consultation and Project Management — addressing new product launch readiness, supplier assessments, process optimization, and capital evaluation; (2) Risk Management Consultation and Project Management — covering distressed supplier support, supplier assessments, quality initiatives, and supply chain risk identification; and (3) Tooling Life Cycle Management Services — providing field audits, tooling compliance, relocation management, and storage optimization. These services are delivered by experienced management professionals who work on-site with clients across various manufacturing industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Operational Excellence and Industrialization Consultation and Project Management Consulting service focused on helping manufacturers achieve operational improvements through new product launch readiness, APQP/PFMEA/Control Plans development, materials management (PFEP), supplier operational assessments (TGI OA), process optimization, and new capital request evaluation with financial analysis. Targeted at OEMs and suppliers seeking measurable and sustained operational improvements.
• Risk Management Consultation and Project Management Consulting service providing distressed supplier operations support, supplier assessments across leadership, QMS, NPD, materials management, logistics, manufacturing systems, engineering and test, and IT; supply chain launch readiness analysis; quality initiatives; and maintenance performance improvement for skilled labor challenges. Targeted at OEMs and suppliers needing supply chain risk identification and mitigation.
• Tooling Life Cycle Management Services Managed service providing field tool audits, tooling compliance support for identification, disposal and transfer, tool relocation project management (turn-key including bank planning and storage), trained field auditors, and tool storage optimization analysis to reduce footprint and maintenance costs. Targeted at OEMs and suppliers needing tooling compliance and lifecycle support.

Quantifiable outcome

• Mean shift improvements in key operational areas that can be measured, sustained and leveraged

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Deloitte (Operations Transformation): Deloitte's Operations Transformation practice delivers supplier risk, manufacturing excellence, and supply chain consulting to large OEMs. It overlaps with TGI's service portfolio but at enterprise scale with technology and analytics layers TGI does not offer.
• Oliver Wyman: Oliver Wyman's Manufacturing and Industrial Practice serves OEMs and suppliers on operations, risk, and supply chain consulting. It overlaps with TGI's supplier assessment and operational risk engagements at the larger end of the market.
• McKinsey & Company (Operations Practice): McKinsey's Operations Practice serves large OEMs on manufacturing, supply chain, and operational transformation. It overlaps with TGI on supplier assessments and operational excellence but operates at much larger scale and price points.
• A.T. Kearney (Operations Practice): A.T. Kearney has a strong automotive and industrial operations practice serving OEMs on supply chain and operational excellence. It competes with TGI in supplier assessments and launch readiness work.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Booz Allen's Manufacturing and Industrial Operations practice serves defense, aerospace, and automotive OEMs with operations and risk consulting. It directly overlaps TGI's defense manufacturing segment and supplier risk work.
• Boston Consulting Group (Operations & Supply Chain): BCG's Operations and Supply Chain practice serves automotive, aerospace, and industrial OEMs on operational performance and risk. It competes with TGI at the high end of the market while offering broader strategy capabilities.

Others

• Resilinc: Resilinc is a supply chain risk management software and data platform that increasingly encroaches on the supplier risk consulting space TGI occupies. While not a direct consulting competitor, its technology-enabled approach represents an adjacent threat to TGI's service model.

Emerging players

• LNS Research: LNS Research provides operational excellence and industrial transformation advisory specifically for manufacturers, with a focused niche similar to TGI. It is a smaller, research-driven peer that overlaps on supplier quality and OEE engagements.

Direct peers

• TBM Consulting Group: TBM Consulting Group is a boutique operations consulting firm specializing in lean manufacturing, operational excellence, and supply chain transformation for industrial clients. It is the closest direct comparable to TGI in scale, methodology focus, and target customer profile (OEMs and suppliers).
• Staufen AG: Staufen is a global lean and operational excellence consultancy serving manufacturers across automotive, aerospace, and machinery. It competes head-to-head with TGI on operational performance and supplier development engagements, with a more international footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/extended-enterprise-group

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Extended Enterprise Group