Executive review (3/2004)

Felix Hess / Christian Androschin

2004

This issue therefore contains another carefully prepared selection of concise information, professional opinions and hands-on assistance covering a variety of industries.

In our interview with Dr. Jürgen Olbrich, Chairman of the Board of Management, Edelstahlwerke Witten-Krefeld GmbH, he reports on how to reduce capital employed
and raise production and delivery performance at the same time.

In "The last mile", Dr. Ralf Hasler, Director Corporate Development at Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co, highlights ways for capital goods producers to make sure their new products hit the ground running.

"Global footprint design", our leading article in this issue, discusses the findings of our large-scale survey of global value creation and the key success factors of global
value chain optimization.

"Getting the most out of working capital" highlights ways of optimizing capital employed.

Today, even industrial support processes can be outsourced. "A factory within a factory" highlights the opportunities of outsourcing in the capital goods industry. It also presents a structured process designed to help companies make the right outsourcing decisions.