Supply Chain Management and Inventory Control Services

CMF Supply Chain Management and Inventory Control Services help private equity funds activate and implement supply chain enhancements outlined in investment theses and ultimately optimize portfolio company returns. CMF will close supply chain, inventory and cost accounting gaps and make process connections that result in immediate, “quick hit” process improvements as well as medium-term resolutions that pave the way for a long-term competitive advantage.

Supply Chain Management

CMF provides supply chain management advisory and resources in the event of ineffective flow of goods, missing sales, the need to control production costs or lower prices, and other behavior or process issues that stand in the way of increased efficiency, transparency and customer satisfaction.

Why Choose CMF?

  • CMF’s deep understanding of family business operations helps us quickly transition both supply chain functions and supply chain manager mindsets from an individualized “silo” orientation to an integrated transaction flow focus.
  • CMF’s strong organizational design orientation enables us to accurately and efficiently identify competency and behavior gaps, and recommend changes to organization structure, business processes, and systems that foster cross-functional decision-making.
  • Our operational perspective is backed by significant experience sitting in CFO and controller chairs at middle market companies, so our advisory is firmly grounded in the numbers.
  • Our daily involvement with financial and operational aspects of each phase in the private equity transaction cycle means we are accustomed to and proficient in working at the private equity pace.

Inventory Control

CMF’s Inventory Control Services hone in on maintaining the balance between optimal inventory levels and cash flow management. We achieve this balance by leveraging our thorough understanding of the planning, purchasing, manufacturing and distribution functions. Our deep cost accounting orientation ensures maintenance of appropriate margins, and assessment of root causes within a framework of larger-scale processes, such as the supply chain.

Client Testimonial

“CMF’s experience with other private equity sponsors gave us comfort that they knew what the game plan was the first 2-3 months of the ownership of our business.”

-- Joshua Phillips, Principal
American Capital, Los Angeles