Diversity Plan

To recognize that the workplace at AEI Computers is composed of diverse individuals who each contribute unique and valuable input because of that diversity, and to reward quality performance without regard to gender, age, creed, country of origin or ethnic background.

AEI Systems was founded by Ken Marks with his brotherinlaw, John Hammond, in the early 1980s. Ken had worked as inventory manager for a sporting goods company and he and John bought the rights to the software that was used to control the inventory. Ken hired one of Hammond's sisters (Ken was married to another of Hammond's sisters) as bookkeeper, and Ken's second eldest daughter was brought in as receptionist. Recruiting at local colleges, Ken hired two programmers to expand the software based on his specifications. After six months, Ken's oldest son, Mike, was brought in to help John with marketing activities.

The company did well and expanded into wholesale distribution. More programmers were brought on board; these were young men hired from local colleges. By the early 1990s, the company had approximately 50 employees, including project managers, programmers, technical writers, a small accounting staff, and a marketing dep

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keeps the complaints from reaching Ken. The Diversity Plan While AEI Systems has functioned well without a formal diversity plan, the problems and limitations of lacking such a plan are beginning to show themselves. As the company becomes more successful, as its sales grows and its internal staff expands, it is becoming obvious that the old arrangement of simply letting things continue is insufficient to see the company into the future. To begin with, Ken needs to clearly indicate who his successor will be, particularly if the company is not taken public. While the management group essentially makes recommendations to Ken, it has neither final responsibility or authority for the company, with the result that Ken continues to run the company even as he approaches retirement age. His successor could prove problematic, as well. AEI Systems has very close working relationships with two major computer suppliers: Hewlett-Packard and Digital. Both of these companies recognize AEI as a value-added reseller, and AEI sells not only its software, but the hardware that the product runs on. Sometimes that is Hewlett-Packard equipment, and other times it is Digital. Both of these companies have independently indicated to Ken that th
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