Thomas Schnadt, head of supply management for Swiss bank UBS, is challenged with the goal of achieving significant cost cuts and with savings targets for non-personnel related and 3rd party costs of one billion Swiss Francs in the following two years. In order to accomplish this goal, Schnadt must restructure cost planning in order to not only deliver short term savings, but also savings that would carry on into the future. In this case, students will investigate solutions that allow for continued cost reduction.