Customized
Performance Benchmarking
Common Areas of Pain
- Customer Satisfaction
- Information Technology
- Employee Development
- Process Improvement
- Sales Performance
- Employee Retention
- Manufacturing Processes
- Human Resources
Utilize Benchmarking to Guide Improvement
- Management Team Develops Improvement Plan
- Benchmarking Results are Compared to Industry Peers or to Internal Expectations
- Strengths and Weakness are Identified
- Areas of Improvement are Prioritized
- Realistic and Measurable Objectives are Established
- Periodic Performance Measures are Compared to Objectives
- Revisions are made to Plan as Needed
Our Experience
State of the Industry
Conducted eight “State of the Industry” reports for the American Wholesale Marketers Association (AWMA) and its distributor members.
Industry Benchmarking Groups
Conducted benchmarking studies for multiple industry segments of agriculture producers. Developed annual customized benchmarking software for distributors of consumer products in North America and Europe.
Benchmarking Software
Developed BizBench® financial benchmarking software that analyzes comparative financial ratios for over 700 industries.
This software is used throughout the United States by CPAs, banks and consultants.On-Line Benchmarking
Created on-line benchmarking for convenience store operations and category sales data. Companies are benchmarked against other c-stores by states, regions and across the U.S., using a mixture of sales, profit and operational metrics.
Convenience Store Industry
Helped conduct and write analysis (for over 20 years) for the National Association of Convenience Stores State of the Industry Report, which reports on profitability, expense and development trends in the industry.
Gerke & Associates, Inc. has been providing benchmarking services for companies, industry groups and trade associations since 1977.Contact Our Operations Consultant Today!
