This document discusses transforming engineering change management into end-to-end product change management using SAP and CenitConnect APM. It begins with an introduction to Cenit, focusing on their expertise in business process management in SAP. It then discusses typical product change process phases from request to production. CenitConnect APM is presented as a tool for consolidating these end-to-end processes in SAP through configurable workflows. Methods for optimizing agent management and the content-agent relationship are also covered, along with capabilities for mobile users and integration with SAP Engineering Control Center. The presentation concludes with examples of how high volume tasks can be simplified.

1. TRANSFORMING ENGINEERING
CHANGE INTO AN END-TO-END
PRODUCT CHANGE MANAGEMENT
REINHARD M. STAEBLER
SASCHA SCHWENKER

2. AGENDA
 A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO CENIT
 FOCUS ON BUSINESS PROCESS
MANAGEMENT IN SAP®
 END-TO-END PRODUCT CHANGE
 CENITCONNECT APM
 OPTIMIZING AGENT
MANAGEMENT
 OPTIMIZING THE CONTENT /
AGENT RELATION
 MOBILE CLIENT FOR CASUAL
USERS
 SUMMARY
 Q & A

3. A BRIEF
INTRODUCTION TO
CENIT

4. CENIT – AN OVERVIEW
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COMPANY 2014 FINANCIAL DATA
EMPLOYEES LOCATIONS
Incorporated in Stuttgart in 1988
Public since 1998
Long-term partnerships with leading IT
vendors such as
• SAP
• IBM
• DASSAULT SYSTEMES
Sales of EUR 123m
Equity ratio 58.8%
EBIT: EUR 9.3m (+12% against YE)
About 720 staff
50 of these are trainees or dual-study
university students
Headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany
International offices:
• USA
• Japan
• France
• Romania
• Switzerland

5. PLM & EIM: OUR EXPERTISE
• Optimization of digital product
development, production, modification,
order processing and service
• Focus on holistic, tailored PLM solutions
• More than 1,000 customer projects
• Decades of collaboration with customers
from the manufacturing industry and with
PLM / ERP software companies
• Over 20 years of professional expertise
with Enterprise Content Management,
Business Analytics & Optimization and
Application Management Services
• Integration of PLM and EIM core
competencies to create comprehensive
solutions with high benefits
PLM EIM
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6. CENIT IS SAP SYSTEMS INTEGRATOR
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CENIT is the systems integrator for SAP
based enterprise PLM solutions
CENIT is SAP Consulting Partner
CENIT is SAP Special Expertise Partner for
• SAP PLM
• SAP Business Process Management
• SAP for Automotive, Machinery, HighTech, …
• SAP NetWeaver®
CENIT is an expert in SAP 3D Visual
Enterprise solutions
CENIT provides SAP Basis & Infrastructure
services
OUR SAP EXPERTISE
SAP Special Expertise Programs

7. CENIT IS SAP SOFTWARE PARTNER
7
CENIT is SAP Software Partner for the
SAP Engineering Control Center
integration to CATIA V5
CENIT provides SAP NetWeaver certified
products surrounding SAP PLM e.g.
cenitCONNECT APM for enterprise
business process management
cenit EnterpriseConnector
for Multi-CAD data exchange
cenit DocumentDistributionManager
for global, distributed data vaulting
SOFTWARE PORTFOLIO

8. INTEGRATED BUSINESS PROCESSES IN SAP
SAP Engineering Control Center
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9. FOCUS ON BUSINESS
PROCESS
MANAGEMENT IN SAP

10. INTRODUCTION
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SAP PLM implementations become more and more business process focused
• True end to end process support
• Integrate all stakeholders in a common process
• Harmonize processes across the extended enterprise
• Leverage the broad data and application coverage of SAP
Continuous improvements and adjustments of business processes
• System implementations need to reflect and adapt to the rapid changes in
today’s business world
Process automation and process efficiency provide major competitive advantages

11. CIMDATA –
PLM IMPLEMENTATION VALUE POTENTIAL AND GAP
Copyright © 2014 CIMdata, Inc.
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12. PLM ROI AT SHURE INCORPORATED
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Shure’s PLM Journey
– Phase 2
Sara Surya
Rob Feiss
ASUG ANNUAL
CONFERENCE 2013

13. END-TO-END PRODUCT
CHANGE

14. TYPICAL PROCESS PHASES
Request
MarketAnalysis
Execution
Pre-Production
Production
Prototype
Obsolescence
New Product Development and Introduction
Eng. Change
Product Change
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15. TYPICAL PROCESS PHASES
Request
Execution
Pre-Production
Production
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16. TYPICAL PROCESS PHASES
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REQUEST EXECUTION
PRE-
PRODUCTION PRODUCTION

17. TYPICAL PROCESS PHASES
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REQUEST EXECUTION
PRE-
PRODUCTION PRODUCTION
Check Proposed Change or new Product in terms of Feasibility for
• Engineering
• Marketing
• Quality
• Manufacturing
• Sales, etc.
Collect Feedback from all Departments
Make final decision on Request to Start Execution / Design Phase for New Product

18. TYPICAL PROCESS PHASES
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REQUEST EXECUTION
PRE-
PRODUCTION PRODUCTION
CAD Design
New Documents for new Parts  New Material Masters (Basic Data 1 & 2)
New Versions for Revised Parts  New Material Master Revision
Create / Update E-BoM
Disposition Assignment

19. TYPICAL PROCESS PHASES
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REQUEST EXECUTION
PRE-
PRODUCTION PRODUCTION
Create all views for Material Master like Sales, MPR, Purchasing, Forecasting, …
Create M-BoM from E-BoM
Create Routing, Production Version
Contact Vendors, Purchase Order, Schedule Production
Run First Batch in “Production-Like” Environment
Disposition Execution

20. TYPICAL PROCESS PHASES
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REQUEST EXECUTION
PRE-
PRODUCTION PRODUCTION
Assign Valid From Date
Start Producing based on Production Orders

21. CENITCONNECT APM

22. CENITCONNECT APM
- DIFFERENTIATOR AND ACCELERATOR -
• Accelerator for the implementation of business processes in SAP
• Consolidate End-to-End Processes in SAP
• Configuration instead of customization
• Process Automation
• Streamline business process execution in SAP
• Add-on with seamless integration into SAP PLM 7 and the Engineering Record
• Introduced in 2009
• One major release per year, supporting all current SAP system levels up to ECC 6.0 EhP 8
• Customer Implementations from 50 up to 2000 Users
• Product change to Manufacturing
• Engineering change management
• Master data governance
• Document approval processes
• New product introduction
• Product obsolescence / end-of-life
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23. CENITCONNECT APM
- KEY FEATURES -
• Template based, configurable multi-phase
workflows
 Ad-hoc definition and modification
• Use cases capture different processes and
requirements
• Many out of the box workflow automations
 Agent assignments
 Automated background tasks
 Notifications
• Monitoring and reporting
• Seamless integration with the SAP business
objects and the SAP Engineering Record
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24. SAP NETWEAVER BUSINESS CLIENT - NWBC
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25. PERSONAL WORKPLACE
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26. PROCESS HEADER DATA
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27. OBJECT WORKBENCH
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28. TEAM WORKBENCH
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29. A QUICK LOOK AT THE PRODUCT: THE PROCESS WORKBENCH
THE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT WORKFLOW
E-Mail
Notes Task/Check
Lists
Approvals
Workflow
Decisions
Process
Feedback
Automations
Process Data
Container
Transaction
Navigation
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30. STREAMLINING END-
TO-END PRODUCT
CHANGE

31. TYPICAL PROCESS PHASES
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REQUEST EXECUTION
PRE-
PRODUCTION

32. CHANGING WORKFLOW DEMANDS OVER TIME
Time
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33. STREAMLINING END-TO-END PRODUCT CHANGE
OPTIMIZING AGENT
MANAGEMENT

34. MAKE OR BUY PARTS – DYNAMIC AGENT ASSIGNMENT
cenitCONNECT Object Workbench
Material Master Description Make/Buy MRP Controller Purchasing Group
99-90089 Shovel John Doe
98-77261 Bolt 01
78-64783 Motor - NEW Buy TBD
99-99989 Tracks - NEW Make TBD
Global Teams
Group User
Purch 01 John Smith
Purch 01 Jim Daniels
Purch 02 Steven Mack
Buy Jill Rodgers
Make Tim Stevens
Local Teams
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Group User
Purchasing
Purchasing
Purchasing (Buy)
Manufacturing
Manufacturing

35. MAKE OR BUY PARTS – DYNAMIC AGENT ASSIGNMENT
cenitCONNECT Object Workbench
Material Master Description Make/Buy MRP Controller Purchasing Group
99-90089 Shovel John Doe
98-77261 Bolt 01
78-64783 Motor - NEW Buy TBD
99-99989 Tracks - NEW Make TBD
Global Teams
Group User
Purch 01 John Smith
Purch 01 Jim Daniels
Purch 02 Steven Mack
Buy Jill Rodgers
Make Tim Stevens
Local Teams
Group User
Purchasing John Smith
Purchasing Jim Daniels
Purchasing (Buy) Jill Rodgers
Manufacturing Tim Stevens
Manufacturing John Doe
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36. MAKE OR BUY PARTS – DYNAMIC AGENT ASSIGNMENT
cenitCONNECT Object Workbench
Material Master Description Make/Buy MRP Controller Purchasing Group
99-90089 Shovel John Doe
98-77261 Bolt 01
78-64783 Motor - NEW Buy TBD
99-99989 Tracks - NEW Make TBD
Global Teams
Group User
Purch 01 John Smith
Purch 01 Jim Daniels
Purch 02 Steven Mack
Buy Jill Rodgers
Make Tim Stevens
Local Teams
John Smith or
Jim Daniels
Jill Rodgers
Tim Stevens
John Doe
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Group User
Purchasing John Smith
Purchasing Jim Daniels
Purchasing (Buy) Jill Rodgers
Manufacturing Tim Stevens
Manufacturing John Doe

37. STREAMLINING END-TO-END PRODUCT CHANGE
OPTIMIZING THE
CONTENT / AGENT
RELATION
EXAMPLE FOR A
POWER USER

38. PROCESS WORKBENCH WITH TASK DESK
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39. CENITCONNECT TASK DESK
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40. TASK DESK ADVANTAGES
Higher agent efficiency due to
• Consolidated, compressed information screen (task landing page)
• Ease of navigation inside SAP
• Tailored work package for the individual agent
Improved process execution quality due to
• Clear view of tasks and to-do items
• Embedded checklists to double check all tasks to be performed
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41. STREAMLINING END-TO-END PRODUCT CHANGE
MOBILE CLIENT FOR
CASUAL USERS

42. 42
DON`T HALT
YOUR PROCESS
NO MATTER
WHERE
YOU ARE

43. STREAMLINING END-TO-END PRODUCT CHANGE
SAP ENGINEERING
CONTROL CENTER
INTEGRATION

44. SAP ECTR – CENITCONNECT INTEGRATION
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45. STREAMLINING END-TO-END PRODUCT CHANGE
EFFORT REDUCTION FOR
HIGH VOLUME TASKS
DEVELOPMENT 2016

46. REQUEST PHASE TASKS
Request
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47. EXECUTION PHASE TASKS
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Execution

48. EXECUTION PHASE TASKS
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Execution

49. REQUEST PHASE TASKS
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Execution

50. PRE-PRODUCTION PHASE TASKS
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Execution

51. CENITCONNECT OBJECT WORKBENCH - ADDITION
Material Desc. Type Relevance Change #
700583 AC Body FERT Information
700592 AC Body FERT Modified 500…02
Plant Name X-Pl. St. Proc.
Type
MRP-
Cintr.
Deli. fr. Plant Name X-Pl.
St.
Proc.
Type
MRP-C. Status
Template Material:
Description:
Drawing:
Target MM Description Drawing
Deploy / ExtendAdd
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52. CENITCONNECT OBJECT WORKBENCH - ADDITION
Material Desc. Type Relevance Change #
700583 AC Body FERT Information
700592 AC Body FERT Modified 500…02
Plant Name X-Pl. St. Proc.
Type
MRP-
Cintr.
Deli. fr. Plant Name X-Pl.
St.
Proc.
Type
MRP-C. Status
Template Material:
Description:
Drawing:
Target MM Description Drawing
Add
700583 AC Body FERT Information
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Deploy / Extend

53. CENITCONNECT OBJECT WORKBENCH - ADDITION
Material Desc. Type Relevance Change #
700583 AC Body FERT Information
700592 AC Body FERT Modified 500…02
Plant Name X-Pl. St. Proc.
Type
MRP-
Cintr.
Deli. fr.
0001 Detroit 20 E 200
0059 Stuttgart 70 X 210
0070 Juarez 20 X 210
0100 ShenZen 80 F 300 0001 - Detroit
Plant Name X-Pl.
St.
Proc.
Type
MRP-C. Status
Template Material: 700583
Description: AC Body
Drawing: 10000..554/5DR/000/00
Target MM Description Drawing
Add
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Deploy / Extend

54. CENITCONNECT OBJECT WORKBENCH - ADDITION
Material Desc. Type Relevance Change #
700583 AC Body FERT Information
700592 AC Body FERT Modified 500…02
Plant Name X-Pl. St. Proc.
Type
MRP-
Cintr.
Deli. fr.
0001 Detroit 20 E 200
0059 Stuttgart 70 X 210
0070 Juarez 20 X 210
0100 ShenZen 80 F 300 0001 - Detroit
Plant Name X-Pl.
St.
Proc.
Type
MRP-C. Status
Template Material: 700583
Description: AC Body
Drawing: 10000..554/5DR/000/00
Target MM Description Drawing
Add
700592 AC Body FERT Modified
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Deploy / Extend

55. CENITCONNECT OBJECT WORKBENCH - ADDITION
Material Desc. Type Relevance Change #
700583 AC Body FERT Information
700592 AC Body FERT Modified 500…02
Plant Name X-Pl. St. Proc.
Type
MRP-
Cintr.
Deli. fr.
0001 Detroit 20 E 200
0059 Stuttgart 70 X 210
0070 Juarez 20 X 210
0100 ShenZen 80 F 300 0001 - Detroit
Plant Name X-Pl.
St.
Proc.
Type
MRP-C. Status
Template Material: 700583
Description: AC Body
Drawing: 10000..554/5DR/000/00
Target MM Description Drawing
700592 AC Body 10000…254/5PR/000/00
Add
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Deploy / Extend

56. CENITCONNECT OBJECT WORKBENCH - ADDITION
Material Desc. Type Relevance Change #
700583 AC Body FERT Information
700592 AC Body FERT Modified 500…02
Plant Name X-Pl. St. Proc.
Type
MRP-
Cintr.
Deli. fr.
0001 Detroit 20 E 200
0059 Stuttgart 70 X 210
0070 Juarez 20 X 210
0100 ShenZen 80 F 300 0001 - Detroit
Plant Name X-Pl.
St.
Proc.
Type
MRP-C. Status
Template Material: 700583
Description: AC Body
Drawing: 10000..554/5DR/000/00
Target MM Description Drawing
700592 AC Body 10000…254/5PR/000/00
Add
0001 Detroit 20 E 200 New
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Deploy / Extend

57. CENITCONNECT OBJECT WORKBENCH - ADDITION
Material Desc. Type Relevance Change #
700583 AC Body FERT Information
700592 AC Body FERT Modified 500…02
Plant Name X-Pl. St. Proc.
Type
MRP-
Cintr.
Deli. fr.
0001 Detroit 20 E 200
0059 Stuttgart 70 X 210
0070 Juarez 20 X 210
0100 ShenZen 80 F 300 0001 - Detroit
Plant Name X-Pl.
St.
Proc.
Type
MRP-C. Status
0001 Detroit 20 E 200 New
Template Material: 700583
Description: AC Body
Drawing: 10000..554/5DR/000/00
Target MM Description Drawing
700592 AC Body 10000…254/5PR/000/00
Add
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Deploy / Extend

58. CENITCONNECT OBJECT WORKBENCH - ADDITION
Material Desc. Type Relevance Change #
700583 AC Body FERT Information
700592 AC Body FERT Modified 500…02
Plant Name X-Pl. St. Proc.
Type
MRP-
Cintr.
Deli. fr.
0001 Detroit 20 E 200
0059 Stuttgart 70 X 210
0070 Juarez 20 X 210
0100 ShenZen 80 F 300 0001 - Detroit
Plant Name X-Pl.
St.
Proc.
Type
MRP-C. Status
0001 Detroit 20 E 200 New
Template Material: 700583
Description: AC Body
Drawing: 10000..554/5DR/000/00
Target MM Description Drawing
700592 AC Body 10000…254/5PR/000/00
Add
0001 Detroit 20 E 200 New
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Deploy / Extend

59. CENITCONNECT OBJECT WORKBENCH - ADDITION
Material Desc. Type Relevance Change #
700583 AC Body FERT Information
700592 AC Body FERT Modified 500…02
Plant Name X-Pl. St. Proc.
Type
MRP-
Cintr.
Deli. fr.
0001 Detroit 20 E 200
0059 Stuttgart 70 X 210
0070 Juarez 20 X 210
0100 ShenZen 80 F 300 0001 - Detroit
Plant Name X-Pl.
St.
Proc.
Type
MRP-C. Status
0001 Detroit 20 E 200 New
0059 Stuttgart 70 X 210 New
0070 Juarez 20 X 210 New
Template Material: 700583
Description: AC Body
Drawing: 10000..554/5DR/000/00
Target MM Description Drawing
700592 AC Body 10000…254/5PR/000/00
Add
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Deploy / Extend

60. CENITCONNECT OBJECT WORKBENCH - ADDITION
Material Desc. Type Relevance Change #
700583 AC Body FERT Information
700592 AC Body FERT Modified 500…02
Plant Name X-Pl. St. Proc.
Type
MRP-
Cintr.
Deli. fr.
0001 Detroit 20 E 200
0059 Stuttgart 70 X 210
0070 Juarez 20 X 210
0100 ShenZen 80 F 300 0001 - Detroit
Plant Name X-Pl.
St.
Proc.
Type
MRP-C. Status
0001 Detroit 20 E 200 New
0059 Stuttgart 70 X 210 New
0070 Juarez 20 X 210 New
Template Material: 700583
Description: AC Body
Drawing: 10000..554/5DR/000/00
Target MM Description Drawing
700592 AC Body 10000…254/5DR/000/00
701234 Beam 10000…288/5DR/000/00
704435 Bolt 10000…567/5DR/000/00
706654 Hinge 10000…545/5DR/000/00
Add
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Deploy / Extend

61. PRE-PRODUCTION PHASE TASKS
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Pre-Production

62. SUMMARY

63. CENITCONNECT APM ROADMAP FOR 2016
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Easy Material Master
Deploy / Extend
PSS Integration
SAP Product Structure
Synchronization PSM Integration
SAP Product Structure
Management
PPM Integration
SAP Portfolio and Project
Management

64. SUMMARY
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Value driver for SAP PLM implementations
Leverage the power of an integrated SAP environment
Simplify the complexity of product change
Streamline vital business processes
TRANSFORMING ENGINEERING CHANGE INTO AN
END-TO-END PRODUCT CHANGE MANAGEMENT

65. Q & A

66. THANK YOU!
Reinhard M. Staebler
Sascha Schwenker
CENIT North America
691 N. Squirrel Rd, Ste 275
Auburn Hills, MI 48326

67. This document may contain forward-looking statements regarding the business, financial
and earnings situation of the CENIT corporation as well as earnings estimates. Forward-
looking statements are characterised by such phrases and expressions as "the company
may", or "the company will", "expects", "anticipates", "is considering", "is intending", "is
planning", "believes", "continues to", "estimates" and other similar phrases and
expressions.
Such statements entail no assurance that anticipated events will transpire. On the contrary,
such statements involve risks, uncertainty and contingencies that are difficult to predict and
are furthermore based on assumptions regarding future events that may prove inaccurate.
Actual outcomes may thus deviate substantially from expectations thereby expressed.
Forward-looking statements made by CENIT representing expectations or projections of
future events are made in good faith and may be presumed to be adequately grounded in
fact; no assurance however can be provided that such statements, expectations or
projections will be borne out/fulfilled/ achieved.
Actual operating results may vary substantially from those projected in forward-looking
statements and are subject to specific risks - please consult the CENIT AG management
report.
DISCLAIMER
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68. DISCLAIMER
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