Results

A medium-sized manufacturing facility was forced by market pressures to make the transition from push manufacturing to pull manufacturing processes at the same time their parent company was instituting a Six Sigma effort. AAI worked with internal trainers and the production engineering staff to customize Celemi's Apples & Oranges Manufacturing simulation and then certify internal trainers to conduct the program. As a result 450 line operators and supervisors went through the program in one quarter, accelerating the adoption of new processes and reaching their production goals for the year.

A start-up R&D organization was making the transition from an energy industry funded not-for-profit organization to a for-profit R&D organization. The president and general manager needed a way to quickly change the "mind-set" of the staff, raise everyone's business acumen level and motivate everyone to achieve the results they needed. AAI used Apples & Oranges Knowledge to bring the entire organization together in one session to work in teams to learn business systems thinking and to develop new strategies for operating to make the transition to their for-profit status.

A fast growing regional bank wanted to strengthen its lender base. The desired outcome was to provide intensive, accelerated course work to help the organization transition from a primary focus on 'selling products' to focusing on forming partnerships with customers. AAi certified the bank's internal trainers to conduct Celemi's Apples & Oranges simulation. This gave heir lenders an opportunity to experience first-hand the cause and effect relationships between the income statement and balance sheet, and how key finacial metrics are used to help manage a company's productivity and profitability.

A major player in the textile industry, pressured by off-shore competitors, continually restructured and ultimately spun off the majority of its manufacturing facilities. The new challenge was to help senior talent rapidly shift from focusing solely on supply chain management to focusing on operating as marketing and distribution company. AAi worked with the organization's corporate university to customize Celemi's Tango simulation.This accelerated the adoption of new management practices, including efforts to maintain and grow the brand position, develop more competitive market and distribution strategies, retain and develop key talent, and align employees and customers.

A master's level clinical research program in a school of pharmacy needed a scientific communication skills and professional development program to enhance students' already-existing diverse communication skills and knowledge. AAiworked with faculty to develop and lead a communications skills course using a practice, observation, and feedback learning model. Topics included leadership styles, negotiating skills and healthcare financial acumen.

Faced with a strong commitment to support medical education in the US and Canada, a major pharmaceutical company launched a program to provide a career choice program to help medical students make specialty choices.AAi worked for 12 years as part of an internal and external training team to certify over 700 faculty and staff at 120 medical schools to conduct a research based specialty choice program used by 10,000 medical students per year.