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Maintain <strong>and</strong> improve pr<strong>of</strong>itability<br />

Objective<br />

Examples<br />

Procurement <strong>and</strong><br />

Outsourcing<br />

Optimised Cost<br />

Efficiency<br />

Increase Value-<br />

Added<br />

Component<br />

• In order to enhance it operational cost efficiency OT<br />

continuously reviews <strong>the</strong> possibilities to improve <strong>the</strong><br />

efficiency <strong>of</strong> its global procurement operations <strong>and</strong> to<br />

utilize outsourcing <strong>of</strong> non-core <strong>activities</strong><br />

• In order to enhance its structural cost efficiency<br />

competitive position, OT needs to have tight control on<br />

fixed costs <strong>and</strong> management believes that <strong>the</strong>re is a<br />

possibility to increase <strong>the</strong> flexibility <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> cost base<br />

through outsourcing or insourcing certain tasks<br />

• OT will endeavour to fur<strong>the</strong>r increase <strong>the</strong> share <strong>of</strong> its<br />

proprietary technology <strong>and</strong> value adding services<br />

which will be <strong>the</strong> basis for a fur<strong>the</strong>r developed licensee<br />

<strong>strategy</strong><br />

• Increasing sourcing <strong>of</strong><br />

machinery <strong>and</strong> components<br />

e.g. from China <strong>and</strong> India as<br />

well as optimizing local<br />

supply (e.g. Brazil)<br />

• State <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> art engineering<br />

tools to improve engineering<br />

efficiency<br />

• Local task force approach<br />

with OT key personnel<br />

supervision (e.g. Brazil)<br />

• R&D efforts, testing facilities<br />

to guarantee return on<br />

customer’s investment<br />

• Zinc <strong>and</strong> Nickel leaching<br />

technologies; Circoheat<br />

CMD 2007 | 23

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