Client profile
Huhtamaki is one of the world’s largest packaging companies and one of the few truly global players. Their focus and expertise is in paper, plastic, films and molded fiber. The company offers products from stock, custom designs as well as total packaging systems and solutions. Huhtamaki has operations in 36 countries, over 15,000 employees and net sales exceeding. 2,1 billion. The parent company, Huhtamäki Oyj, is incorporated in Finland, with a listing on the Helsinki Exchanges since 1961.
Project background
One of the key challenges facing a multinational manufacturing company like Huhtamaki is the intra-company cooperation, i.e., the ability to fully utilise the company resources and opportunities across the geographical borders. In practice it is often difficult to act according to what is best for the whole group when the responsibility for the manager’s own P&L is much more tangible. Huhtamaki’s International Leadership Program (ILP) is designed to overcome some of these barriers. Through demonstrating the group-level perspective and giving the participants opportunities to network with their colleagues globally ILP not only gives practical tools for managing the business units, but also develops future executives. The program has been implemented 11 times and more than 200 senior managers have completed the program.
Cesim solution
Cesim designed and developed a customised simulation that lets the participants experience the decision-making challenges both on the SBU-level and on the corporate level. During the simulation the managers are faced with the sometimes conflicting task of managing their business unit P&L and at the same time aiming for the most optimal corporate level operations and sales portfolio.
This simulation workshop is currently used at one of the modules in Huhtamaki's ILP program and at other selected management training initiatives as a 1,5 day intensive course. Cesim provides the whole package of services, including simulation, training facilitation, and training equipment.
The Benefits
"ILP is a very important and highly visible development program inside our group. Participants are experienced senior managers from all over the world who expect 150% return on their time. With pleasure I can state that Cesim has met our high expectations throughout the cooperation by continuously delivering excellent service and demonstrating strong commitment to our specific needs.”
Hannele Salminen, Group Vice President, Human Resources
Participant’s comments
"Useful and exciting way of simulating business environment. Tailored simulation program reflected well our business and I found it also useful training for my daily work.”
"This was the best business simulation I have participated in, and am looking forward to using it in the States.”
"We need to distribute this training tool widely in the business. I am going to see if we can get our group a session this fall.”
"This was an excellent module for our group. It represents clearly what we are challenged with today. In my opinion, this is something that should be driven outside of ILP as well.”
Written in co-operation with Huhtamäki Oyj
