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Competitive delivery service plus cost savings Typical assignments

	Sales and demand planning	Reduction of Working Capital
	Order entry / order confirmation	Reduction of inventories / optimization of stock strategy
	Order cycle management	Optimization of mix: make-to-order / make-to-stock
	Purchasing / procurement	Reduction of throughput times and costs
	Production planning: scheduling and sequencing	Cooperation: sales - production planning (S&Op, SIOP)
	Capacity planning	Improvement of flexibility in delivery service
	Planning and optimization of stocks	Service engineering: max. service + min. costs
	Distribution planning	Improvement of delivery reliability (outbound / inbound)
	Transport logistics	Reduction of lead times (outbound / inbound)
	Returns	KPI's for supply chain service and costs
	After sales service / Technical Support	Make or buy / outsourcing - insourcing