Dear Readers,
 Given the current uncertain economic climate, companies would be well advised to optimise their liquidity and manage their costs in the short term, without endangering the long-term objectives which will make the business successful. The focus required to successfully tackle today’s challenges will differ from company to company: at Krones, LEAN methods are leading to significant improvements, at Chemion it is SAP support for order management, at Siemens a computer-based learning programme and at Haupt Pharma, integrated quality
management.
But the subject of sustainability is also set to gain in importance again, following the election of the new US President. The Green SCM study by J&M and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Managementforschung shows that the potential for optimisation may also lie here, but that above all it opens up opportunities for growth. Read this issue for more on the subject.
I hope you enjoy reading the latest publication.
Andreas Müller
CEO
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Chemion: Standardised and efficient processing of individual orders
With the introduction of an integrated SAP-based logistics system, Chemion has improved its job-order calculations, order processing, and post-product cost analysis. The logistics company employs various SAP configurations to deliver an extremely well structured systematic representation of its service propositions.
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Worldwide learning at Siemens Industry Automation and Drive Technologies
Siemens Industry Automation, a supplier of production and process automation with around 83,000 employees worldwide, has rolled out a computer-based learning solution. The solution will enable Siemens’ Industry Automation and Drive Technologies divisions to achieve a consistent level of knowledge worldwide in relation to the company’s product portfolio, the market position and the business strategy. Implementation was completed through existing standard channels and network structures in an extremely
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Krones optimise value streams in production
The world leader in all areas of filling and packaging technology employs LEAN production methods. The processing and set-up times are systematically reduced and the material transport between the production stages is optimised to facilitate a more flexible implementation of individual client demands. Managers, master craftsmen and general employees are all involved in the creation of the new procedures.
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Haupt Pharma AG: Optimising IT integration
Improved production planning, integrated quality management and fully compliant processes: the results of an ongoing project at Haupt Pharma AG. Together with J&M, the pharmaceuticals contract manufacturer is standardising its ERP environment. The aim of the project: to further optimise transparency and process reliability.
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COLUMN: Using the crisis to your advantage
Few of today’s headlines do not mention the word crisis. And, now that the financial crisis has reached street level, we can only speculate what the consequences for the automobile industry and for the general future of business
in
Germany
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SPECIAL FEATURE: LEAN Enterprise - More than just LEAN production
Given the critical conditions affecting the entire economy, it is currently more important than ever to fully optimise processes and align them with customer needs. As the LEAN Enterprise Study of the automotive industry conducted by J&M Management Consulting showed, 95 per cent of companies still have significant potential for improvement in this area.
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EXPERT INTERVIEW: How can companies prepare themselves for the impending CO2 balance regulations?
Climate protection demands on the economy are becoming increasingly evident. Companies are being forced to balance their climate damaging carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions before being required to reduce them. The influential British Standards Institute (BSI) has recently paved the way for routine CO2 balancing regulations. Klaus Ballas, J&M’s expert, explains what this means for business.
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NEWS AND EVENTS |
 J&M’s Executive Conference for Consumer Products in March 2009 in Stuttgart, Germany
Representatives from distinguished companies Alfred Ritter, Coca-Cola, Hilcona, Rosen Eiskrem and Tank & Rast will be presenting on various topics at the 'LEAN and Green – successful Food Supply Chains' Conference.
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 Advance announcement: Supply Chain Days on 24 and 25 June 2009 in Heidelberg, Germany
Crisis in the financial markets, globalisation, climate change, ever-scarcer resources, pressure on costs and the need to innovate... just some of the challenges facing the supply chains of today’s industrial companies. Speakers will include David Simchi-Levi, respected professor for SCM at MIT, former Prime Minister Prof. Dr. Lothar Späth and Sigmund Reischl, of Nestlé, on current trends.
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 4. SAP Congress for the Manufacturing Industry on 10th and 11th of February 2009 in Ludwigsburg, Germany
This congress will serve as a platform for the demonstration of new practice-oriented networked business models, as providing a forum for the exchange of ideas between colleagues from a cross section of industrials and SAP experts.
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 J&M continues to grow rapidly
J&M Management Consulting continues to expand. In the fourth quarter of 2008, the J&M team was strengthened with a total of 25 new consultants, bringing staff numbers at the company up to 175 at the end of the year.
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