Kalmbach Feeds
How Pemeco Consulting assisted Kalmbach Feeds in achieving a 23% reduction in ERP software expenses. Located in Ohio, Kalmbach Feeds is a family-owned business that produces specialized nutritional products for livestock and poultry, distributing its feed across many states east of the Mississippi. For half a century, the company’s commitment to responsive, high-quality service has set it apart in the industry, employing a workforce of 600.
**Situation**: As Kalmbach Feeds expanded through acquisitions and increased sales, its legacy ERP system struggled to adapt to the growing business demands. Company president Paul Kalmbach explained, “With our acquisitions, we faced challenges integrating various business models into our rigid system, and we were unable to obtain accurate sales data for reporting and forecasting. We required an ERP solution to access real-time data for timely decision-making.”
**Solution**: Kalmbach Feeds enlisted the services of Pemeco Consulting to assist in selecting an ERP system and overseeing its implementation. The team conducted a thorough transformation roadmap and requirement assessment covering solutions architecture, system requirements, business systems selection, reengineering business processes, and formulating project implementation plans and risk management strategies.
**Results**: Kalmbach noted, “Pemeco guided us in creating a system selection process tailored to our business needs. They engaged our team and helped us sift through vendor marketing claims.” He remarked that Pemeco’s managing director Jonathan Gross “likely saved us about 23% of the project’s total cost by negotiating with our selected vendor and aiding in the negotiation of 190 amendments to the one-sided service agreement and ongoing maintenance contract.”