We discuss two issues related to the precise determination of input parameters within a supersymmetric
framework . As a first application we propose a consistent evaluation of αs at the GUT scale
based on three-loop running and two-loop decoupling. In the second part of the talk, the evaluation of the
bottom quark mass in the \overline{DR} scheme at the electroweak/SUSY scale with four-loop accuracy will
be considered.