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Streamline: Realize synergies on regional/global level
Overview on complexity reduction and efficiency increase by regional bundling From historically grown complexity to…
… efficient regional set-up
Headquarter
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Regional management
Regional management
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Americas
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High complexity in steering
Efficient steering of three or four regional units
No clear responsibility for sub-regional synergy realization
Realization of synergies by bundling in regional service center
Multitude of interfaces constrain business
Limited number of counterparts for operational business
Small service units produce unneeded cost
Countries focussed on truly local business
Bundling of support functions increases efficiency and is an important prerequisite to boost global Sales 10