Manufacturing and Distribution

In-depth knowledge of the manufacturing/distribution industry is essential to understanding a company’s unique issues and improvement opportunities. Bober Markey Fedorovich has more than 50 years of experience in working with job shop and process manufacturers and wholesale distributors, with special expertise in plastics, packaging, castings and color concentrates.

Whether the task at hand is short-term cost control or long-term growth planning, our team of business advisors provides your company with front-line operational and financial experience.  As we work with you, recording your business activities and observing your progress, we can help you thrive in this ever-changing environment.

The BMF Difference
  • Industry comprises nearly 40 percent of the firm’s clients
  • Two Certified Fraud Examiners
  • Two Masters of Taxation
  • One Master of Accounting
  • Current member of the national PKF North America Manufacturing/Distribution Committee
  • Recent past chair of the national PKF NA Manufacturing/Distribution Committee

Services
  • Improving productivity by addressing fill rates, inadequate margins, or loss of market share
  • Finding lost profits
  • Assessing existing job costing, or activity-based costing systems
  • Identifying and solving inventory/production reporting errors
  • Assisting underperforming companies
  • R & D credit studies
  • Employee benefit plan audits
  • Improving existing distribution models and sales channels
  • Preparing compensation plans and incentive programs
  • Benchmarking, trend, sales and product mix analysis
  • Improving supply chain management
  • Evaluating supplier performance
  • Preparing budgets and forecasts
  • Mock IRS or state tax audits
  • Multi-state tax planning
  • Lease vs. buy analysis

 

Practice LeadersCindy S. Johnson, partner
James E. Merklin, partner