54 Corporate Supply Chain Corporate Supply Chain, the Environment, etc. Corporate Supply Chain Operations control Quality In connection with the reorganisation in the autumn of 2001, all technical activities were orga- nised in a department called Corporate Supply Chain, which includes Operational Control, Inno- vation, Quality Assurance as well as Process and Quality Audit. As previously, the main tasks of this organisa- tion are to ensure and continuously improve the quality of the GroupGLYPH<213>s two main brands Carlsberg and Tuborg through auditing of breweries and suppliers, development of quality management tools and continued development of process demands based on targeted research in close co- operation with the Carlsberg Research Center. Other high priority issues will be the GroupGLYPH<213>s ef- forts to expand its environmental activities and, to a larger extent than before, follow up on the subsi- diariesGLYPH<213> operational key figures. Carlsberg Breweries wishes to ensure efficient production through close cooperation with its subsidiaries. This is achieved by expanding the GroupGLYPH<213>s existing benchmarking system so that the data collected can be used actively to optimise the activities of the individual breweries. The global control system that ensures the high quality of Carlsberg BreweriesGLYPH<213> products consists of a comprehensive set of tools. The intensified focus on Group company in- vestments continued in 2001 with a view to en- suring optimum use of the investment funds and the existence of long-term investment program- mes for the individual breweries. Product quality assurance is a key task for the new Supply Chain organisation. The quality of raw ma- terials and production is ensured through various The global control system that ensures the high quality of Carlsberg BreweriesGLYPH<213> products consists of a comprehensive set of tools. Brewery XXX, YYY, ZZZ @ QC/SPC: Quality Control/Statistical Process Control QI: Quality Index OTM: On-line Technical Manual CILAS: Carlsberg Inter Laboratory Analysis Scheme ❯ ❯ ❯ ❯ ❯ ❯ ❯ ❯ ❯ ❯ CILAS QC/SPC OTM SAP Internal Network Firewall ❯ ❯ ❯ Analytical quality package QI