Die konkreten und technologischen Abläufe wurden kaufmännisch untersetzt

(Produktionsplanung, Einkauf).

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The physical/material/practical/tangible and technical processes/procedures were placed under/subordinate(d) under/below/to the commercial/business/marketing (processes/procedures)

(production planning, purchasing)

Hamblock/Wesels – Eichborn – Romain – Langenscheidt

- HTH - Dan

An Untersatz is a support. When you do production planning, you decide which products, etc., have a likelihood of enough profit that their R+D, production, etc. will pay off. Specific companies I have worked for have a target of a certain % of profit. Anything less expected and the widget doesn't get produced. Purchasing also comes in because raw materials make a difference pricewise. So the essence is."Concrete and technological scenarios were supported (or argued, or justified, or presented) from a business point of view." BW, Nancy

purchase)

'The actual and technological processes were geared down in business terms.'

Interesting metaphorical use of the technical meaning of the verb 'untersetzen', qualified with the adverb 'kaufmännisch'.