Almost every company has to deal with a chain of activities in which the incoming materials are converted into a finished and delivered product. The heart of the company beats within this primary process. It is often the case that the various steps in the process are not sufficiently coordinated. A lot of energy is then lost, resulting in higher costs and poorer products and delivery performance

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In extreme cases, this can lead to a kind of paralysis, ultimately leading to a permanent situation of frustration and sub-optimization. Take a step back and go to the drawing board again.

Do not immediately look for the solution in a new ERP system or other automation. The most important key to the solution almost always lies in making the responsibilities in the various process steps transparent.