The Challenge: This was a struggling $40M kitchen cabinetry manufacturer that serviced custom housing markets in the Southwest United States. Its manufacturing operations were in …

No one will deny that we have not seen this type of economic environment since the days of President Carter. These are tough times and …

The Challenge: This was a $60M business that had good earnings history, but due to economic factors and some management disciplines, spending and overhead structure …

The Challenge: This was a reasonably profitable $80M manufacturing business located in the Midwest. The business was comprised of five manufacturing plants that all supplied …

In today’s businesses, manufacturing overhead is often a major portion of product costs. There are two elements to overhead – variable and fixed costs. In …