PDF (7.3 MB) - GILDEMEISTER Interim Report 3rd Quarter 2012

92Corporate Situation: Production, Technology and LogisticsThrough our integral pullplus value creation system we have managed to optimiseproduction and logistics processes still further so that they are even more efficientlyorganised. This process optimisation has been made possible through the use of the provenbest practice methods throughout the group. These include the multi-award winningideas management, which allows our employees to put their wealth of ideas and power ofinnovation to the test regularly. In this way, 19,143 suggestions for improvement weresubmitted in the reporting year (previous year: 19,257). This permitted a cumulative netbenefit – benefit of the suggestions less the cost of implementation – of € 2.1 million tobe achieved (previous year: € 2.4 million). With an average 6.2 suggestions for improvementper employee at the production plants, it was possible to surpass by far the excellentfigure of the previous year (previous year: 5.3). The high level of motivation of all thoseinvolved played a significant role in increasing the process capital of the group creativelyin economically difficult times. gildemeister was repeatedly able to claim three of thetop five places in the industry rankings for ideas management of the Deutschen Institutesfür Betriebswirtschaftslehre e.V. (German Institute of Business Administration).business reportCorporate Situationsuggestions for improvement at production plantsNumber per employee2004200520065.26.36.420076.820087.120095.320106.2gildemeister leading inenergy efficiencyIn the energy efficiency of machine tools, gildemeister decisively proves its innovationsleadership. In this role we are an active member of the international working groupon establishing an iso Norm on the energy-efficient layout and use of machine tools.gildemeister supports the Blue Competence initiative of the vdw as well as its efforts toreduce the energy requirements of production machines in Europe by up to 30%. The“self-regulating initiative” (sri) resulting from this places an obligation on Europeanmanufacturers to adhere to jointly set standards for energy efficient components andconstruction measures.