AP&R Accounting Story-Web System AP&R Project Story-Gondolas AP&R Success Story-Adaptability AP&R Project Story-Gondolas The Client: Retail chain selling supplies for special events. The Project: Assemble 2 rolling gondolas for a re-merchandising program in each of 242 stores over a 10 day period (including weekends) which started the day the contract was awarded. Gondolas were being provided by a third party manufacturer, sourced by the client. The Story: On the surface, the project was routine; coordinate the assembly of two merchandising gondolas for each of 242 stores. The assemblies had to stay on schedule, otherwise all other contractors who had work that followed the assembly would fall off schedule and the roll-out would miss it's launch date. The second day into the project, it was discovered that no gondolas had shipped yet. In fact, few of the fixtures had been produced. AP&R's assembly crews now had to hold their schedules open until the delivery of the gondolas for their locations. Recognizing that the deadline was now in serious jeopardy, AP&R dedicated a 4-person team to work directly with the third party manufacturer on shipping, scheduling and deliveries. With only 5 days left in the project, production finally picked up on the gondolas. The AP&R team worked with freight companies to get the gondolas to the stores, often times speaking directly with the drivers so crews could arrange to be on-site for the deliveries. The Result: Roughly 250 installers working as 2-person crews completed the project on time, and on budget, despite the production delays.