Business finance for everyone

"Invite people to think like business owners – so they can base their future decisions on sound business thinking."

Celemi Apples & Oranges is available in four different business logics: Manufacturing, Manufacturing-Sales, Retail and Service.

Celemi Apples & Oranges® brings financial statements to life through its simple, profound model of a company. Participants form the incoming management team of A&O Inc. – an established company that is facing some tough challenges. The company is losing market share and there are increasing demands from suppliers and customers. A&O Inc. needs a new, disciplined financial strategy.

Teams learn how to monitor cash flow, make resource utilization improvements, and measure results in the balance sheet and income statement.

Participants of all experience levels are able to gain new skills or build on prior experience to:

  • Read and interpret financial statements.
  • Identify critical elements affecting profitability.
  • Analyze financial ratios and key performance indicators, and make priorities accordingly.

Your people will explore the cause-and-effect relationships that govern a company’s financial statements – and develop an intrinsic business sense that will govern their future decisions in every day work.

Many small wins…
Can one person’s actions really make a difference on profits and cash flow? In Celemi’s Apples & Oranges seminars, participants discover several opportunities for cost savings and improving cash flow. Are you ready to try it out?
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Focus

Gaining a better appreciation of the issues that arise when scaling a company for growth.

Learning how small changes in operations such as enhancing the information flow, improving purchase efficiency and engaging people can significantly alter outcome and improve bottom line results.

Key Concepts

  • Business finance
    • Key performance indicators
    • Balance sheet
    • Profit and loss statement
    • Cash flow
    • Working capital
  • Value drivers
  • Economy of scale
  • Value added services
  • Operations efficiency
  • Continuous improvements

Available Languages

Bulgarian

Czech

English

French

German

Japanese

Simplified Chinese

Spanish

Swedish

Turkish

Available Languages

Bulgarian

Czech

English

French

German

Japanese

Simplified Chinese

Spanish

Swedish

Turkish

Focus

Understanding how to build a customer base that will yield both short-term profit and long-term sustainable growth.

Learning what customers to pursue by monitoring issues such as volume, loyalty, image, price and payment terms.

Understanding how the organization benefits from better sales forecasting.

Key Concepts

  • Business finance
    • Key performance indicators
    • Balance sheet
    • Profit and loss statement
    • Cash flow
    • Working capital
  • Value drivers
  • Economy of scale
  • Value added services
  • Sales efficiency
    • Product range
    • Targeting customers
    • Pricing
  • Payment terms

Available Languages

English

German

Spanish

Available Languages

English

German

Spanish

Focus

Understanding how improving utilization of staff and better procedures for forecasting and planning can affect the bottom line.

Gaining a better appreciation of the issues that arise when expanding to better meet customer demands.

Understanding how the configuration (volume, loyalty, image, price, payment terms) of the customer base affects for example cash flow, short-term profitability and long-term market value.

Key Concepts

  • Business finance
    • key performance indicators
    • Balance sheet
    • Profit and loss statement
    • Cash flow
    • Working capital
  • Value drivers
  • Utilization of staff
  • Delivery efficiency
  • Multi skilling
  • Tangible and intangible assets
  • Market value

Available Languages

Bulgarian

English

Available Languages

Bulgarian

English

Focus

Understanding inventory capital management and how the use of assets affect the profitability.

Understanding the impact on customer satisfaction and profitability when using personnel in the most effective way.

Making decisions and observing how improvement contribute to financial success in areas such as distribution optimization, stockroom efficiency, scheduling of staff, store traffic strategy, checkout efficiency, customer service and signage and point-of-purchase display.

Key Concepts

  • Business finance
    • key performance indicators
    • Balance sheet
    • Profit and loss statement
    • Cash flow
    • Working capital
  • Value drivers
  • Market profile
  • Customer satisfaction
  • Resource management

Available Languages

English

French

Italian

Simplified Chinese

Spanish


Available Languages

English

French

Italian

Simplified Chinese

Spanish


Quickfacts for Celemi Apples & Oranges®

Material
Board-based business simulation.
Participants
From four to several thousand participants. Participants are grouped in teams of 3-4. One facilitator for every 25-30 people.
Participants
Employees at all levels.
Time required
6-8 hours, corresponding to 3 years of operation.
Facilitator
Facilitators certified by Celemi
Languages
For information about available languages for respective business logic please see below.

We continuously translate our programs, so please revisit this page for current information on offered languages or contact us at ask@celemi.com .