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Appendix 2: Participants expert interviews

Expert name Company Job title Date

Frederico Ruckert Tognum AG Coordinator of the group wide net working capital initiative

21/09/2011

Dr. Antje v. Dewitz Vaude GmbH & Co. KG CEO 21/09/2011

Bernhard Scherer Zeppelin Systems GmbH CEO 22/09/2011

Bernd Baader MTU Friedrichshafen GmbH Head of Logistics 27/09/2011

Rainer Dickert ZF Friedrichshafen AG Head of Logistics 28/09/2011

Oliver Knapp Roland Berger Strategy Consultants GmbH

Partner 30/09/2011

Frederico Ruckert Tognum AG Coordinator of the group wide net working capital initiative

08/11/2011

Thomas Rinn Roland Berger Strategy Consultants GmbH

Head of Competence Center Operations Strategy

11/11/2011

Dr. Bruno Niemeyer J. Wagner GmbH CFO 22/11/2011

Rainer Dickert ZF Friedrichshafen AG Head of Logistics 28/11/2011

Dr. Steffen Kilimann Roland Berger Strategy Consultants GmbH

Senior Project Manager 01/12/2011

Prof. Dr. Hubertus Christ - - 02/12/2011

Franz Hermes ZF Friedrichshafen AG Head of Controlling 02/12/2011

Dr. Michael Zollenkop Roland Berger Strategy Consultants GmbH

Principal 09/12/2011

Hartmut Jenner Alfred Kärcher GmbH & Co. KG

CEO 15/02/2012

Dr. Joachim Stark Lapp Holding AG Head of Quality 23/02/2012


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