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Ceylan says : “ Therefore , it is my duty as their manager to provide them with the best conditions , guidance and support so that my team can deliver their best performance .”
“ We are now defining together how the right structure and roles shall be and what are the necessary capabilities everyone needs .
“ Also , it is important we share our knowledge and best-practices , but also our problems and failures with each other to learn from it .
“ In the end everyone has an important part in the value chain , either as Supply planner , or Stable driver or Customer Service Representative .”
Ceylan adds : “ We strive for execution excellence , which means that everyone is clear about their responsibilities and proactively executes its part of the value chain , always having a look out for the interfaces before and after to ensure that all runs smoothly .
“ What we want is to have sophisticated End-to-End planning based on the demand , with an optimal production plan provided , which enables the business to have the right level of product availability and high level of delivery performance at lowest possible costs and inventory levels .”
The roadmap is making a positive difference Ceylan says the corporate-wide Supply Chain roadmap has had an impact on the “ whole company ”, adding : “ By introducing IBP demand planning for all business , now Evonik has one way to forecast which is the basis for all of our supply chain planning .
“ Before , every business claimed to be very different and not comparable . But with clear business rules and valuable support by
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