Order-to-Cash, Service & Support
and supporting services
Peter Schwarz
Frankenstein Bikes
Idea-to-Market and Build-to-Stock
GBI's Headquarters
Located in Dallas, registered as
a US company, following US
GAAP accounting standards
This facility manufactures products for the US
and export markets and its warehouse
manages product distribution for the central
US and internet retailers.
Warehouses for shipping and export
San Diego, West
Coast distribution
Exports to Asia
Miami, East Coast
distribution
Exports to Latin
America
2/3 of employees
Each manufacturing facility has
3 assembly lines and can
produce around 1000 bikes per
year
Total production capacity is
roughly 6000 bikes per year
Total production can be
increased by 15%-20% by using
overtime hours and part-time
workers.
GBI Subsidiary
GBI Europe, based in
Heidelberg, Germany. Is subject to IFRS
accounting standards and German
tax regulations
Research and
Development housed
in Heidelberg offices
Heidelberg is main
manufacturing facilily
of GBI Europe
Warehouses
Heidelberg
Shipping to Southern
Europe
Hamburg
Shipping to UK, Ireland,
Middle East and Africa
1/3 of employees
Bike Categories
Touring
Delux Bikes with
aluminum wheels
Professional Bikes with
carbon composite wheels
Off-Road
Men's model with bigger size
and ergonomic shaping
Woman's model with smaller
size and ergonomic shaping
Accesories product line
Helmets, T-shirts & other
riding accesories
GBI outsources the production of both off-road
and touring frames and the carbon composite wheels
to trusted partners who have specialty facilities to
fabricate the complex materials used.
Strong relationships
with suppliers
GBI sells its bikes exclusively through
well-known and respected Independent
Bicycle Dealers
Limitated internet sales
SAP ERP (version 6.0) enables
consistency of operations and
process integrity across the globe.