2005-2006 Financial Statements and Management Report
2005-2006 Financial Statements and Management Report
2005-2006 Financial Statements and Management Report
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TO DATE, ALMOST 300 PROJECTS<br />
HAVE BEEN ENTERED IN THE<br />
INNOVATION CONTEST.<br />
We have delivered the first machines of the newly developed type sf1000 to the 492 meter Shanghai<br />
World <strong>Financial</strong> Center. In September <strong>2006</strong> our technicians began building four double-deck elevators.<br />
Each designed to carry 2 x 2,000 kg, the elevators can travel at up to ten meters per second (approx.<br />
36 km/h). They are scheduled to go into operation in early 2008. Another new development is an electronic<br />
speed governor. It offers the same reliability as its mechanical predecessor but requires less<br />
space, is quieter in operation <strong>and</strong> is more suitable for high speeds. An electronic sensor detects whether<br />
a car is traveling faster than its maximum speed. If so, safety devices are activated which brake the car<br />
<strong>and</strong> bring it to a halt.<br />
Innovative supply chain management<br />
For a major aircraft manufacturer in the usa the Services segment developed an “Integrated Supply<br />
Chain Services for Industrial Materials” program which came joint 3rd in the <strong>2006</strong> ThyssenKrupp<br />
Innovation Contest. It includes the development, installation <strong>and</strong> operation of a global customer-specific<br />
service center program. We have taken on the customer’s complete supply chain management for<br />
aluminum <strong>and</strong> titanium materials including warehousing, processing, quality assurance <strong>and</strong> addedvalue<br />
logistics services. These services can also be used for customers in other sectors to manage<br />
material procurement, logistics <strong>and</strong> processing.<br />
INNOVATION CONTEST: ONE IN FOUR ENTRANTS FROM OUTSIDE GERMANY<br />
The seventh ThyssenKrupp Innovation Contest took place in the reporting period. The contest is held<br />
annually to recognize development projects which combine a high degree of innovation with market<br />
potential <strong>and</strong> customer value. So far, a total of 279 development teams have taken part with their<br />
ideas. Roughly a quarter of them came from Group companies outside Germany. New <strong>and</strong> improved<br />
industrial products accounted for 53% of all entries, improvements in services for 27%, <strong>and</strong> innovative<br />
production technologies for 20%. The high number of entries underlines the innovative strength of<br />
ThyssenKrupp. The winner of the <strong>2006</strong> Innovation Contest was the Marine Systems business unit,<br />
which was awarded 1st prize for its air-independent submarine propulsion systems.