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Fortune 500 Company: Engineered Products

Challenge: Production engineering group had been trying to increase yield of an important product for a year and had eleven attempted solutions, all of which failed.

Bioclaris effort: One hour training Engineering Manager by phone, one hour training engineering team by phone, and 1.5 hours follow up.

Results: Four new ideas emerged within one week, one of them solving the problem. Yield was doubled three weeks after introducing Bioclaris, saving hundreds of thousands of dollars on a yearly basis. Client is now applying the Bioclaris Method™ to other pressing issues.

“We increased product yield 3 weeks after Bioclaris training after 11 previous attempts over one year”. -  Engineering Manager

 

Tec Labs: Over The Counter Products

First Challenge: Get out of defensive, "foxhole" mindset of the Great Recession and take the offensive and brainstorm how we can double revenues in 5 years.

Bioclaris effort: Two 2-hour meetings with the leadership team.

Results: Over 40 novel ideas. Some of these ideas are deceptively simple and with virtually no expense that we have started executing on them right away. They anticipate with the ideas generated they are on track to double their revenues in 3 years instead of 5.

Second Challenge: R&D team increase throughput from one new product ready for pilot every 18 months to 3-5 every 12 months - within 5 years.

Bioclaris effort: Two 3-hour meetings with the R&D team.

Results: Over 35 ideas, with quite a few simple and no cost to implement. Introverts on team said that Bioclaris allowed them to problem solve in group setting without fear of being judged or worrying about how to express themselves. Team feels they are on track to meet and probably beat the challenge.

Third Challenge: Manufacturing team handling double the throughput without adding staff, as soon as possible.

Bioclaris effort: Three 2-hour meetings.

”I expect with the ideas generated we are on track to double our revenues in 3 years instead of 5 that we originally set as our challenge...and handle this growth effectively” - Steve Smith, President

Results: Produced over 100 ideas, several of which were being implemented within days and the remaining top priority ideas being planned for implementation. Team believes challenge can be met. This is all in the context of the Tec Labs at the high end of revenues per employee.

Pharmaceutical Intermediates:

Developed actionable plan in three days for two major challenges never previously achieved

Two Challenges: increase sales by 80% within three years and achieve 100% customer satisfaction within same time frame.

Bioclaris effort: two 2.5-hour meetings, two 3-hour meetings; one 2-hour meeting to produce the following results.

Results: 65 ideas for “increasing sales by 80%” and 23 ideas for “achieving 100% customer satisfaction”. The ideas were prioritized and those designated for immediate implementation were assigned and ready for scheduling.

Executive team became clear about achievability of both objectives.

Contract Electronics Engineering and Manufacturing:

Create positive customer experience every time

Challenge: Generate a positive customer experience every time when interacting with our engineering department.

Bioclaris effort: Two 3-hour meetings

Results: Over 30 ideas. Began implementing some of the ideas the day after the second meeting with an important customer. Significant savings generated immediately with that customer. Implementation planning underway.

Online Technical Products for Wide Range of Customers:

Double sales in 2 years with 10% increase in expenses

Challenge: Double sales in two years with 10% growth in overhead.

Bioclaris Effort: Several 1-hour meetings with VP Sales and Creative Services

Results: On track to meet the challenge.