By保罗·J·海尼(Paul J. Heney), Editorial Director
公司如何通过数十年来不断变化的业务需求以绿色的方式维持自己?副总裁兼全球流体动力部门总经理Ted Duclos博士说。在Freudenberg-nok密封技术中,这个复杂的问题具有明确的答案。
杜克洛斯(Duclos)最近在密歇根州特拉弗斯市(Traverse City)举行的汽车研究管理中心发言,他说,公司可持续性要求企业同样解决经济,环境和社会问题,这是一项复杂的任务。但是,企业可以通过建立明确的原则来管理这种复杂性,从而推动创新,持续改进,财务问责制,客户和员工共识以及社区支持。简而言之,可持续的知识将推动成功。
Dr. Ted Duclos, VP and general manager of Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies’ Fluid Power Division (left) and Roy Schroeder, Lead Center manager, Fluid Power, Automotive, look over a new single cavity press installed at the company’s Findlay, Ohio facility.
杜克洛斯说:“任何人都知道,要使企业生存和繁荣,它必须具有忍受,通过商业周期坚持不懈的能力,并追求远程目标。”“当然,在业务上忍受的能力需要合理的财务,相关产品和有效的生产手段。可持续性不仅仅是检查框。它必须基于开发新技术,创新和知识的能力。这是对在不断发展的商业领域生存所需的能力的蒸馏。”
弗洛伊登伯格·诺克(Freudenberg-Nok)的指导原则是由公司的创始人卡尔·弗洛伊登伯格(Carl Freudenberg)在1887年起草的,今天仍在使用。六个准则是:对客户,责任,创新,领导力,人员和长期取向的价值。该公司表示,这些提供了一个框架,说明它如何开展业务并体现了可持续性的定义。
“The guiding principles drive innovation, waste reduction, fiscal conservatism, collaboration and long-term thinking—all crucial to corporate sustainability,” Duclos said. “While new business developments, increased global product demands, environmental concerns and economic fluctuations have challenged the company, the guiding principles have ensured its survival.”
通过这些原则实现可持续性在理论上听起来不错,但是从实际的角度来看,该公司有几个例子说明了如何使用准则来推动知识创造和寿命:
- The company’s Energy Saving Seals (ESS) reduce friction and heat to such an extent that if every seal on a vehicle (that could be replaced with an ESS) were replaced, it would save the equivalent of three days of oil imports in the United States;
- The “Net Shape Single Cavity Mold Process” is a counter-intuitive approach to manufacturing because it produces a finished part in the mold; it improves quality, eliminates waste because there is no trimming or scrap created during production, improves time to market, and lowers inventory requirements; and
- The TANNER (Travel and Navigate New Exciting Roads) program has sent more than 800 students abroad to experience different countries and cultures.
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出色的文章,简洁地写。我认为此时将是一个重要的问题:这些新的创新想法可以在当前的汽车中改装吗?价格是多少,它会得到回报(在环境和财政上)吗?