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To achieve profitable growth, you must expand your revenue channels -- while keeping product prices low through efficient manufacturing operations. With SAP for Industrial Machinery & Components, you'll streamline and integrate all aspects of your manufacturing and sales cycles. And benefit from proven business scenarios built on more than 30 years of experience.

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SAP for IM&C: Grow Profitable, Quickly

Industrial machinery and components (IM&C) manufacturers using SAP solutions outperform their competitors who don't. SAP is faster, easier and more affordable than you think. Manufacturers running SAP for IM&C realize:

10% faster revenue growth
11% higher operating income margin
20% less investment in fixed assets
38% higher return on invested capital

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Case Studies

	Kaeser Grows Through New Product Development Kaeser Kompressoren needed to keep innovating to stay ahead. With SAP, it was able to reduce costs and time to market -- quickly and affordably. Read the Kaeser success story (PDF, 274 KB).
	Wuxi TECO Increases Sales Volume The motor manufacturer achieved on-time and low-cost implementation of SAP software. Now it boasts enhanced customer service and better real-time decision making. Read the Wuxi TECO success story (PDF, 178 KB).

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	Learn About Lean Practices from Aberdeen This Aberdeen white paper (PDF, 523 KB) provides recommendations for successfully implementing lean practices within the industrial machinery and components (IM&C) industry. Log-in required.
	A Complete IM&C Solution. Just Your Size. We know that time is money. So we've created a solution for IM&C that includes best practices, SAP software and implementation consulting to get you up and running fast and affordably. Read the solution in detail (PDF, 246 KB).
	Don't Stop Your Production Line -- Improve It We have a solution just for IM&C manufacturers like you. Our easy-to-implement solutions are designed to improve business, not disrupt it. Read the report (PDF, 260 KB).

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