Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Die Kette vom Rohstoff bis zum Endkunden muss konsequent mit Prozessdenken auf die Wertschöpfung getrimmt werden.
English translation:
To add value, a process-driven approach needs to be adopted consistently along the entire chain from raw materials to end customers.
German term
Germany
Responsive with well-rounded knowledge
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
Works in: English to German, German to English, Spanish to German, and 5 more.
mit Prozessdenken auf die Wertschöpfung getrimmt
Denn gerade die Material- und Informationsflüsse müssen strukturiert gestaltet sein.
Die Kette vom Rohstoff bis zum Endkunden muss ***konsequent mit Prozessdenken auf die Wertschöpfung getrimmt*** werden.
In der produktionsnahen Logistik verfolgen wir diesen Ansatz von Anfang an und unterstützen Sie in der strategischen Gestaltung von standortübergreifenden Waren- und Materialströmen.
Thank you very much for any ideas.
Sep 1, 2014 16:52: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Tech/Engineering" to "Marketing"
Sep 2, 2014 22:56: Sebastian Witte changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/60654">Sebastian Witte's</a> old entry - "Die Kette vom Rohstoff bis zum Endkunden muss ***konsequent mit Prozessdenken auf die Wertschöpfung getrimmt werden."" to ""To add value, a process-driven approach needs to be adopted consistently along the entire chain from raw materials to end customers.""
Proposed translations
Germany
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Native in: German (Variant: Germany)
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to German, and 1 more.
to apply/adopt a process-driven approach to maximise value
To maximise value, a process-driven approach needs to be applied/adopted consistently across/along the (entire) chain from raw materials to end clients/customers/users.
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Note added at 10 mins (2014-09-01 16:53:44 GMT)
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... or 'to add value' instead of 'to maximise value'.
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Lancashireman
: Turning the German round is often a good solution. In fact, the best solution is often to turn the German construction round.
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Ramey Rieger (X)
: maximize/maximise, and I absolutely agree with Sir Andrew.
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Germany
40 Years of Contractual English w/ Award
Native in: German (Variants: Swiss, Swabian, Platt / Nieder (Low German), Austrian, Saxon (Upper), Germany, Bavarian) 
, English
Works in: German to English, English to German
to apply processes fine-tuned to value creation
United States
Creativity wins in the long run
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) , English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
geared towards value creation through a relentless focus on processes
Compare with quote below:
"The goal of the process enterprise is to create customer value by relentless focus on processes..."
http://books.google.com/books?id=LBtC3-rmIaIC&pg=PA42&lpg=PA...
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Note added at 18 hrs (2014-09-02 11:06:37 GMT)
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It seems that no attention at all has been paid to the verb phrase ’trimmen auf’..!
Not sure we can afford that. I attempted to address this aspect with “relentless focus on’...
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