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EUROPE excellence . Robotics and smart automation techniques hosted in the cloud are taking on manual , repetitive tasks , cutting out human error and speeding up important processes . Around 300 such smart robots are currently operating at HP worldwide .
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“ A supply chain is not just responsible for simply producing and delivering , but doing so within a sustainable cost frame . We are in a business where competition is tough and products can change every two or three months . Whether it ’ s planning , sourcing , producing or delivering , we have functional owners who operate with the mantra ‘ make it better ’, finding new opportunities to save money on a component wherever they can or improve processes to reduce costs or improve cashflow . This ultimately helps us to have competitive prices on the market .”
“ For me this is a triangle made up of inventory , costs and customer satisfaction , and balancing on the tips of this triangle is what we must do ,” Schmitz adds .
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Continuous development of employees makes up the fourth pillar . Employees based in European centres of excellence pool together knowledge from different functions into one place , which is backed up by extensive training programmes .
“ In supply chain it is very important that we have specific skills and capabilities , and to ensure that we have very targeted development programmes , whether it be on analytics and spotting trends
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