Thomas Knupfer is a senior executive specializing in supply chain management, logistics, operations, purchasing, procurement and process management in the automotive, mechanical engineering, medical technology and metal processing sectors. He designs and manages projects for the implementation of digital supply chain management systems. He is an expert in the sustainable restructuring of plants and production networks, including the revision and implementation of a relocation concept for a mechanical engineering plant from North America to Europe. Thomas Knupfer restructures and reorganizes supply chains. He improves delivery reliability, reduces backlogs, and reduces inventories. By ensuring resource availability, he improves the efficiency of value creation and increases sales and contribution margins. He achieves this by implementing lean and digital supply chain management systems. He introduces sales and operations planning processes, creates lean production concepts, integrates suppliers, ensures needs-based material procurement, plans backlogs, and determines and adjusts capacities. Mr. Knupfer restructures plants and international production networks in China, Taiwan, France, the UK and Switzerland, from small to large series, and involves all stakeholders. His successes include a 50% increase in sales within one year and a significant increase in delivery reliability from 9% to 92% in 5 months through consistent supply chain management and the implementation of lean production concepts. Mr. Knupfer finds balance in sporting activities and in the mountains.