Extra: E-Book included The goal of strategic planning is the advantageous positioning of the company in tomorrow's competition. This book provides leaders with a guideline for corporate design and clarifies which tools are suitable for specific cases. Using the 4-level model of future-oriented corporate design, the authors describe how a company can be made fit for today's and tomorrow's competition. The four levels, which should ideally be addressed top-down, are: Foresight, Strategies, Business Processes, and IT Systems. The book clearly and understandably describes the relevant methods using concrete projects from industrial production. The 2nd edition includes, among other changes: Industry 4.0 (4th industrial revolution), rules for scenario creation, application systems, and systems for industrial automation.