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Growth:
a critical priority
Growth: a critical priority
“When Schneider Electric set ambitious growth targets,
it also gave itself the resources to meet them.We have restructured
our programmable logic controller business, taken active measures
to quickly build up our e-business capabilities, gained a strong
position in consumer final low voltage with the acquisition
of Lexel and accelerated our product development cycle.
These and other initiatives have strengthened and expanded
our presence in the marketplace and with customers.”
In 1999, the Schneider 2000+ program concentrated on establishing
and reinforcing the foundations for long-term, profitable growth. Thanks to faster cost
cutting, we have freed up the vital resources for our ambitious growth strategy
and made our internal processes more nimble and responsive.
Growth:
a critical priority
10
Jean-Paul Jacamon
Vice-Chairman
and Chief Operating Officer
E-business:
the B2B solution
Schneider Electric has been steadily setting up
the standardized, open-ended infrastructure needed
to support the rapid growth of e-business.
Our network now comprises 150 intranet sites,
60 Internet sites, and dedicated extranet sites
serving thousands of customers and distributors.
T hese are the tangible signs of a deep change that
will gradually affect all our operations. Schneider
Electric now offers a continuously updated global
electronic catalog containing a broad range of
information and services, including specifications,
promotional offers, product launches, technical
support and e-services.