We are passionate problem-solvers taking on challenging problems with ‘no known or acceptable solutions’. Every day we enable client teams to create breakthrough solutions at an accelerated pace to reach their next level of maturity.
Highly strategic business leaders look to AIA to achieve faster time-to-market, more efficient operations, resolve cross-functional issues, streamline, reduce cost, improve quality and compliance while reducing risk across a diverse organization.
The Manufacturing Journey has a data driven future. Are you ready to execute that paradigm? Get a ‘Neutral 3rd-Party Assessment’ - a confident early step along your Digital Manufacturing path.
Position your organization to strategically evolve the future: business models, processes and technologies. Define how the future ‘can and will’ unfold to enhance strategy, execution, and create paradigm shifts. Also, ask about Competitive Opportunity Management™
Failure to align strategy and tactics is a clear path to failure. We help strategically align new patents, IP portfolios & product platforms, circumvent blocking IP, and resolve infringement issues. Ask about Spinning Off Patents & Products™
Although innovation can deliver robust solutions across a diversity of industries, we have a passion for industrial: manufacturing, oil / gas, automotive (vehicles), aerospace, aviation, and defense... We help industrial companies achieve market-leading positions.
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One of the primary sources of a paradigm shift is the transition between stability and change. Where we are usually faced with the challenge of accepting the results of a competitor causing a shift or creating a competitive advantage by creating the shift, today one has been thrust upon us that is dramatically changing the way business is being conducted. Whether you are causing a shift or on the receiving end, innovation is the key to sustaining the future of your business.
Costs lie hidden in production environments – from the obvious to the not so obvious.
Obvious… internal costs – cost associated with defects found before the customer receives the product
Sometimes painfully obvious and extremely high cost… external costs – cost associated with defects found after the customer receives the product
Obvious but bits and pieces are just accepted as a part of doing business – measuring & monitoring – costs incurred to determine the degree of conformance to quality requirements — all those little things we have to do but wish we didn’t have to do…
More of the stuff we wish we didn’t have to do and more costs that just aren’t always quantified – prevention / avoidance – costs incurred to keep failure, measurement & monitoring costs to a minimum
Where are the next round of cost reductions in your organization? What if the above cost could be cut by one half? What would the impact on your financials be?
Being able to see hidden costs is the key to moving toward Manufacturing 4.0. If hidden costs are a blind spot within an organization, they are not ready to justify taking the next steps. What are the hidden costs an organization needs to focus on? Research has show that the:
Being able to see hidden costs is the key to moving toward #Manufacturing 4.0. If hidden costs are a blind spot within an organization they are not ready to justify taking the next steps. What are the hidden costs an organization needs to focus on? #Lean on steroids.
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AIA is a visionary company providing excellent value and superior results far beyond what great consultants provide… Working side-by-side with Dana is like working with an iconic and historic figure like Thomas Edison or Walt Disney – it’s exciting and game changing. Dana is bold, brilliant and fully committed to his client's success… I look forward to watching the very first CEO that actually truly understands and grasps the enormity of Dana Clarke's innovation capabilities and the capabilities of his company, Applied Innovation Alliance. It will be game-over for the competition and game-on for that company's customers. I am grateful to be connected to the leader that literally creates extraordinary breakthroughs as an ordinary part of his day and trained 1000's of innovators worldwide.
The work Dana does in the area of structured innovation is the most powerful approach to solving the most complex and seemingly intractable problems in a short amount of time. His work is also very well suited to facilitating strategic planning... He has a treasurer chest of approaches for customized solutions.
Dana’s work ethic and integrity are unparalleled and his moral fiber is unquestionable... always looking for ways to make everyone around him successful… He will stop at nothing short of the immutable laws of physics to find a solution that exceeds a client’s expectation. If you ever have the opportunity to work with him…take it.
I have a great respect for Dana. On the personal side, he is hard working, customer focused and ethical. On the work side, he has developed a paradigm-busting innovation tool based on proven concepts and has demonstrated success of the product to some very significant companies. I highly recommend Dana Clarke and Applied Innovation Alliance as a firm to trust and use.