Service-oriented - Die Schweizerische Post

42 Annual Geschäftsbericht Report | Prudent 2006
Prudent
Genuine innovation
that protects
existing assets.
Our employees and their knowledge,
experience and expertise are the bedrock
of our efficiency and innovative
force. Our common values, convictions
and behaviour, together with a
strong brand, are the cornerstones of
our success. In order to actively shape
the future we must be able to finance
investments from our own resources
and generate a return on the invested
capital that is appropriate to the level
of risk. Prudent use of the resources
we need to provide our services is of
paramount importance. Taking care of
and protecting existing assets calls
for management systems that help us
in this endeavour.
Jobs
The average headcount for the whole of
Swiss Post Group increased by 1.105 fulltime
equivalents in 2006. The trend of
the past few years continued: the number
of employees at the parent company de-
“ Goods
should be
transported
by rail.”
Nadège Hirsch
Student, Troinex
creased while that for the Group as a
whole increased. The increase within the
Group is due primarily to acquisitions
of subsidiaries. A comparison with the
year 2000 shows how sharp the increase
has been at the Swiss and international
subsidiaries over the past few years: in
2000 Swiss Post had 19 subsidiaries – it
now has around 80 in Switzerland and
abroad. The greatest increase occurred in
autumn 2006 with the acquisition of a
majority stake in the German-based GHP
Group, which employs 947 full-time
equivalents. In addition to outsourcings,
declining mail volumes and optimized
logistics processes contributed to the fall