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Gambia, July 5, 2012- Saint Augustine Senior Secondary School defeated Farafenni Senior Secondary School in the inter-schools Boys Volleyball final 2-0 at the Abuko Volleyball Court this weekend.
The competition comes as a part of Gambia Volleyball Federation Development Plan that encourages the boys and girls at this young age to practice volleyball.
The tournament, which was organized by the Secondary Schools Sports Association (SSSA), brought together Upper and Senior Secondary Schools from all regions.
Saint dominant played their best as they took control of the first and second sets, by 25-20 and 25-21, in a remarkable performance to overcome their opponents.
Despite putting up a respectable performance, the North Bank representative and former champions Farafenni could not match the outstanding Saint Augustine's side.
After the final whistle, Farafenni Volleyball team's assistant coach Yusupha Colley said he was proud of his boys' performance. "Many people said that volleyball is not a village game, but we have proven them wrong today," Colley remarked.
Colley noted that though they have done well in the competition, but things was not that much easy for them, because they were playing every day.
The captain of Saint Augustine, Alex Amiyawo said he was very excited after winning his first trophy for his school as a captain. Alex added that due to early preparation they were able to win the Volleyball final.
In the female category, Saint Joseph also defeated The Gambia Methodist Academy 2-0 (25-10, 25-17 respectively.
According to the organizers, trophies and prizes will be given to winners and runners up in a presentation ceremony later.
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Erekat welcomed the vote on the prisoners as a "step toward peace," one he said is long overdue.
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yo anyone rollerblade thats the hott ****
funny how the "aggro spongers" need to chill out. go read your first post, "buddy". you said that all spongers should choke and die. and i'm being aggro?
for the 3rd time, post some shots of yourself surfing
miller, i got your back fo sure
typical Haole . make all tuff , call everyone out , then when everyone wants to kick your butt , you tell everyone to chill out . so whats next , you gonna call your lawyer aunty to sue anyone that threatens you ? put up or shut up . come back to Hawaii again , and lets hear you say the same thing to some locals that are bodyboarding . go back .....i mean stay in the mainland Haole .
everyone, surfing(standup/sitdown/laydown/whateveryoudo) is about the pure love and joy, Boner is a dumb school girl slut for talking **** to you all, but there's no need to get all pissed, you're just fueling the fire, trust me. have fun
COINCIDENTLY ENOUGH HOWEVER, I was at this house last night, and some kid tried to turn off Lost... At Sea and put on a No Friends video on. I didn't say ****, because I though the kid was alright and all, he was just trying to chill you know... But this kid got a mouthful outta like ten other dudes. they were genuinely pissed that the kid wanted to turn off mackin indo barrels for a N/F video. And then this cheezed out slore said she thought bbin was kinda lame. I told her, with a grin, that she better not tell that to any sponger. Lost... At Sea ended up coming back on looping through the rest of the night... just thought I'd share the occurance seeing as it came at an appropriate time.
Usually the people who talk the most trash have the least talent to back themselves up. Granted, Bonersurfs could very well be sick nasty at surfing, but honestly, how many of us care?
Surfing really isn't a competitive sport. When people are out there on a bombing day, it doesn't matter what you ride. You drop into an overhead set wave, and people are going to be hooting and hollering about how amazing it is.
Arguing about this kinda BS is just slightly ridiculous.
That's my take on it, anyhow...
credit to Folzz for the video, by the way.
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Drug has worked extremely well in myeloproliferative neoplasm called myelofibrosis of which there were about 18,000 known patients in the United States. It treats the very debilitating symptoms of the disease and also as part of that shrinks the very large spleens that many of these patients get. There is accumulating data that shows that the drug may well prolong survival, although we don't have that in the label. And the drug was approved for use in intermediate and high-risk patients which comprise about 85% of that 18,000, and without any restriction on platelet count, despite the fact that we had only studied patients with platelet counts above 100,000 in our Phase III studies.
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David Friedman – Morgan Stanley & Co. LLCGreat. And so, maybe if we can just jump into the types of patients that have come on drug to date and it's only been a couple of quarters. But if you can talk about just in the general sense the types of patients that you saw coming on drug in the first couple of months versus the contrast of the types of people you've seen come on drug in the past couple of months. Paul A. Friedman
Sure, but I think that is important to note. So the beauty of the label was we did not get a restriction for platelet count. The difficulty with the label that we're dealing with aggressively is that without a limitation on platelet count, we saw in the beginning of our launch a very high proportion of the sicker patients who are too sick to get into our clinical trials that is patients with platelet counts less than 100,000. I mean over 60% of the patients who came in early in launch had platelet count in that range.
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There's an old saying that the stock market climbs a "wall of worry," and that's never been truer than this year, as U.S. market indexes barreled ahead, brushing aside concerns about economic weakness in Europe, China, and the U.S. At its recent high, reached about a week ago, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 11% on the year and within 4% of its peak of 14,164.53, reached five years ago, on Oct. 9, 2007. Powered by Apple aapl -0.7723035952063915% Apple Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD111.78 -0.87 -0.7723035952063915% /Date(1419026400393-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 77087568 AFTER HOURS USD111.85 0.0699999999999932 0.06262300948291287% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 11342202 P/E Ratio 17.265186970019926 Market Cap 655571790575.147 Dividend Yield 1.6818751118268027% Rev. per Employee 1969180 More quote details and news » (ticker: AAPL), Google goog 1.0271962433965955% Google Inc. Cl C U.S.: Nasdaq USD516.35 5.25 1.0271962433965955% /Date(1419026400163-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3206123 AFTER HOURS USD516 -0.350000000000023 -0.06778348019754042% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 474025 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 351524858768.675 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 1355410 More quote details and news » (GOOG), and General Electric GE 1.909307875894988% General Electric Co. U.S.: NYSE USD25.62 0.48 1.909307875894988% /Date(1419026421983-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 83755791 AFTER HOURS USD25.6 -0.0199999999999996 -0.078064012490242% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2957859 P/E Ratio 17.49641466912518 Market Cap 257280927236.335 Dividend Yield 3.590944574551132% Rev. per Employee 474919 More quote details and news » (GE), and other giant stocks, the Standard & Poor's 500 was doing even better, with a gain of 16.5% at its high, making it one of the strongest major indexes in the world.
The wall got steeper last week, as renewed fears about profits contributed to a 281-point drop in the Dow industrials, to 13,329, a 2.1% decline. The index is now 6% away from its 2007 high. While it may be too much to expect a new Dow high this year, it could easily happen in early 2013.
"Our own economic recovery looks more sustainable, and that is the key to higher stock prices," says Jim Paulsen, chief investment strategist at Wells Capital Management in Minneapolis. "A housing recovery is under way, bank lending is rising, consumer confidence is at a five-year high, and the unemployment rate is at a four-year low."
Like other strategists, Paulsen doesn't carry a price target for the Dow, but he stands by his early-year call that the S&P 500 index could hit 1500 by year end, 5% above Friday's close of 1429. If that happens, the Dow could approach its high. Investors can play the index through the SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average dia 0.14092446448703494% SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust U.S.: NYSE Arca 177.65 0.25 0.14092446448703494% /Date(1419026400327-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 10353711 AFTER HOURS 177.53 -0.120000000000005 -0.06754855052068674% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1098839 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap N/A Dividend Yield 2.58981142696313% Rev. per Employee N/A More quote details and news » exchange-traded fund (DIA), now about $133.
Interviewed in the current issue, Blackstone Advisory Partners global strategist Byron Wien also looks for the S&P to approach 1500 by year end. "The economy is stronger than the numbers reveal. That doesn't mean it's growing at 5%. But it does mean it is probably growing better than 2%," Wien said (feature, "The Big Picture, Boiled Down").
Despite the run-up this year, stock-market valuations don't look excessive, especially given super-low interest rates. The Dow industrials are valued at 13 times estimated 2012 earnings and at just under 12 times projected 2013 profits. The S&P 500 is pricier at 14 times this year's estimated profits.
The so-called earnings yield -- the inverse of the price/earnings ratio -- on the Dow is around 8%, a very wide six percentage points above the yield on 10-year Treasuries. The index's dividend yield stands at 2.5%, with plenty of room to rise, given that the payout ratio is less than 35%. IBM ibm 0.5263825469304921% International Business Machines Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD158.51 0.83 0.5263825469304921% /Date(1419026468877-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 8144258 AFTER HOURS USD158.8 0.29000000000002 0.18295375686076587% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 720592 P/E Ratio 12.960752248569092 Market Cap 197865186741.902 Dividend Yield 2.775850104094379% Rev. per Employee 229711 More quote details and news » (IBM), ExxonMobil xom 2.7204914436156207% Exxon Mobil Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD93.64 2.48 2.7204914436156207% /Date(1419026399724-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 36700829 AFTER HOURS USD93.639 -0.00100000000000477 -0.0010679196924391287% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1768125 P/E Ratio 11.78855135774804 Market Cap 396521275052.167 Dividend Yield 2.9474583511319947% Rev. per Employee 5338160 More quote details and news » (XOM), Disney dis 0.30234315948601664% Walt Disney Co. U.S.: NYSE USD92.89 0.28 0.30234315948601664% /Date(1419026417271-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 11881169 AFTER HOURS USD93.05 0.159999999999997 0.17224674346000646% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 956752 P/E Ratio 21.552204176334108 Market Cap 157514599288.506 Dividend Yield 1.2380234686187965% Rev. per Employee 271183 More quote details and news » (DIS), Caterpillar cat 0.02181262951248773% Caterpillar Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD91.71 0.02 0.02181262951248773% /Date(1419026464495-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 9542034 AFTER HOURS USD91.94 0.230000000000004 0.25079053538327334% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 147177 P/E Ratio 14.557142857142857 Market Cap 55521140526.6733 Dividend Yield 3.053102169883328% Rev. per Employee 467017 More quote details and news » (CAT), and Travelers trv -0.18876828692779613% Travelers Cos. Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD105.75 -0.2 -0.18876828692779613% /Date(1419026703060-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3833077 AFTER HOURS USD105.749 -0.00100000000000477 -0.0009456264775413711% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 63818 P/E Ratio 10.15850144092219 Market Cap 35045549354.5532 Dividend Yield 2.0803782505910164% Rev. per Employee 881201 More quote details and news » (TRV) are just some of the Dow components with ample ability to boost their dividends.
THE DOW INDUSTRIALS are more reasonable now than at the 2007 peak, when the index traded for 16 times the then-current 2008 earnings estimates. That projection turned out to be way too high, as did even more bullish 2009 projections at that time, as the financial crisis and recession savaged earnings. Former Dow components Citigroup c -0.16635859519408502% Citigroup Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD54.01 -0.09 -0.16635859519408502% /Date(1419026591927-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 20251023 AFTER HOURS USD53.99 -0.00999999999999801 -0.03703017959637104% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2735170 P/E Ratio 18.496575342465754 Market Cap 163622643799.382 Dividend Yield 0.07406035919274208% Rev. per Employee 372972 More quote details and news » (C) and American International Group aig 1.399745500818033% American International Group Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD55.78 0.77 1.399745500818033% /Date(1419026472928-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 13893640 AFTER HOURS USD55.65 -0.130000000000003 -0.23305844388669775% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 963225 P/E Ratio 9.109764661690974 Market Cap 78087088942.9785 Dividend Yield 0.8963786303334529% Rev. per Employee 1099090 More quote details and news » (AIG) are both down more than 90% since then, adjusted for reverse stock splits, while another erstwhile Dow member, General Motors gm 3.338582677165354% General Motors Co. U.S.: NYSE USD32.81 1.06 3.338582677165354% /Date(1419026560573-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 18432293 AFTER HOURS USD32.809 -0.00100000000000477 -0.003047851264858275% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 558645 P/E Ratio 11.098707800554767 Market Cap 52715699440.348 Dividend Yield 3.65742151782993% Rev. per Employee 715968 More quote details and news » (GM), filed for bankruptcy in 2009, resulting in a near-total wipeout for shareholders.
The accompanying table shows the performance of the 30 current Dow industrials since the October 2007 market peak. At a time when many institutional and retail investors favor index investments over active management, the table makes a powerful case for stockpickers because of the huge disparity in returns of the individual Dow components in just five years. Home Depot hd 1.251614184960763% Home Depot Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD101.93 1.26 1.251614184960763% /Date(1419026417649-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 11623103 AFTER HOURS USD101.56 -0.370000000000005 -0.3629942117139213% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 877501 P/E Ratio 23.06108597285068 Market Cap 134326109199.776 Dividend Yield 1.8444030216815461% Rev. per Employee 223863 More quote details and news » (HD) and IBM lead the pack with gains (excluding dividends) of about 75%, while Bank of America and Alcoa are down about 80%.
Table: Then and Now
There has been a net change of five companies in the Dow since 2007. Travelers, Cisco Systems csco 0.43399638336347196% Cisco Systems Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD27.77 0.12 0.43399638336347196% /Date(1419026400453-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 51479421 AFTER HOURS USD27.83 0.0599999999999987 0.21606049693914295% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 8164699 P/E Ratio 18.63758389261745 Market Cap 142004338063.471 Dividend Yield 2.7367662945624773% Rev. per Employee 638854 More quote details and news » (CSCO), BofA, Chevron, and UnitedHealth Group unh 0.2445226917057903% UnitedHealth Group Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD102.49 0.25 0.2445226917057903% /Date(1419026597998-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 7179454 AFTER HOURS USD102.489 -0.000999999999990564 -0.0009757049468240804% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 807056 P/E Ratio 18.42396578685208 Market Cap 98368979141.0714 Dividend Yield 1.4635574202361206% Rev. per Employee 821692 More quote details and news » (UNH) joined the 116-year-old average while Citigroup, AIG, GM, Altria mo -1.3848254339769845% Altria Group Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD50.56 -0.71 -1.3848254339769845% /Date(1419026534161-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 14423610 AFTER HOURS USD50.67 0.109999999999999 0.2175632911392405% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1851936 P/E Ratio 23.192660550458715 Market Cap 99930324433.0185 Dividend Yield 4.113924050632911% Rev. per Employee 1970670 More quote details and news » (MO), and Honeywell hon 0.52668190400477% Honeywell International Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD101.16 0.53 0.52668190400477% /Date(1419026611066-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 4191162 AFTER HOURS USD101.159 -0.000999999999990564 -0.0009885330170027679% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 224557 P/E Ratio 18.76808905380334 Market Cap 79189062219.7632 Dividend Yield 2.0462633451957295% Rev. per Employee 308618 More quote details and news » (HON) fell out. Kraft Foods krft 0.20511202272010098% Kraft Foods Group Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD63.51 0.13 0.20511202272010098% /Date(1419026400443-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 6301183 AFTER HOURS USD63.509 -0.000999999999997669 -0.001574555188159345% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 950477 P/E Ratio 15.957286432160805 Market Cap 37396209639.1199 Dividend Yield 3.464021413950559% Rev. per Employee 804622 More quote details and news » (KRFT) joined in 2008 and left recently as it split into two companies.
Probably the key market risk is a slowdown in profit growth. Current S&P 500 profit estimates of $103 and $115 for 2012 and 2013, respectively, are down about 3% from early-year projections. Third-quarter S&P earnings are expected to fall 1%, the worst showing in three years, hurt by double-digit profit declines in the material and energy sectors. Earnings warnings came last week from normally reliable Chevron, as well as Cummins cmi -0.6527777777777778% Cummins Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD143.06 -0.94 -0.6527777777777778% /Date(1419026399969-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1927696 AFTER HOURS USD143.059 -0.00100000000000477 -0.0006990074094785405% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 172684 P/E Ratio 16.03811659192825 Market Cap 25747819213.8672 Dividend Yield 2.1809031175730462% Rev. per Employee 377662 More quote details and news » (CMI), a leading maker of diesel engines.
"For equities to march substantially higher, there needs to be economic validation," says Mark Luschini, strategist at Janney Montgomery. A more bullish Paulsen says that profit growth is unlikely to resume at a robust rate in the next 12 months, but that the market P/E ratio may continue to expand, lifting major indexes. The S&P P/E already has moved up about two multiple points.
IT'S BULLISH THAT U.S. STOCKS have done well without much participation by retail investors, who continue to prefer bonds despite historically low rates on Treasuries, mortgage securities, high-grade corporate debt, and junk bonds. The average junk-bond yield of 6% is only three percentage points higher than dividend yields on scores of high-quality, dividend-paying stocks. Junk bonds probably can't go much higher, although they could go a lot lower. If retail investors ever warm to stocks, the Dow could go much higher.
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The Dow industrials are more attractively priced now than in 2007. That could lead to a new high by early 2013.
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BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbHDishwashers
Dillingen: Washing Its Way to Success
by Tina Grady
BSH's Dillingen plant has almost doubled its product output during the past decade, even with a significant staff reduction. How? It pairs training, employee motivation, and its own product-development process to maintain its market-leader position.
The Dillingen plant, founded in 1960 as a Bosch company, started
with the production of temperature devices and automobile fuel pumps.
Now, it produces more than 2 million dishwashers per year and has been
instrumental in the division as a whole, developing nine out of the
dishwasher industry's 16 breakthrough innovations during the last 24
This is no easy task for a facility that has continued to increase
its production - since 1990, it has nearly doubled its output of dishwashers
- while decreasing staff. To accomplish this task, the plant continues
to work on its efficiency and automates where it is able to, says Egbert
Classen, vice president and head of Technology, Dishwasher Area. "This
means more production with less people," Mr. Classen says. "But this
does not necessarily mean automation is always the answer." Mr. Classen
maintains that "efficiency is not only related to robots." When compared
with Miele, AEG, and Whirlpool, the Dillingen plant has less automation
in its assembly area, according to Mr. Classen. "In all this time,
we have increased the output and reduced headcount at the same time," he
explains. "We don't want to have a fully automated assembly line.
"Equilibrium is what you have to find," Mr. Classen continues. "Maybe
this is part of our success."
Area Vanguard
Dillingen's success is a large contribution to BSH, but just part
of the overall BSH Dishwasher Area's success. The BSH Dishwasher Area
- which bases itself on short-, mid-, and long-term goals and planning
that it defines through product road maps and subsequent project planning
- is the smallest enterprise of BSH's four white-goods areas. Although
only 16 percent of BSH's overall sales are from this product area,
it still remains a major player in the dishwasher marketplace. The
area as a whole is number one worldwide (based on value), with an 18-percent
worldwide market share (excluding the OEM lines it produces, 19 percent
with the OEM), according to BSH. When asked whether the BSH Dishwasher
Area will slide into the number-one position that Whirlpool currently
occupies, Mr. Classen replies, "Possibly one day, as we are very close."
In Europe, Sweden-based AB Electrolux
and Italy-based Merloni Elettrodomestici serve as large competitors.
BSH's key market is Western Europe, where it holds 20 percent
of the market share (7.6 million units).
In Western Europe, the Dishwasher Area is seeing a 3.2-percent
market growth, and a 0.4-percent market increase in the U.S.
However, saturation levels are very high in Western Europe and
the U.S., creating a challenge for BSH. According to BSH, in
2002, the U.S. had a 60-percent saturation level of dishwashers,
and Europe was at a 39-percent saturation level. These high saturation
levels have led to price erosion, particularly in Western Europe,
Mr. Classen contends. As a whole, he says, this year Western
Europe has undergone price erosion of -3.6-percent; Germany is
at -3-percent price erosion, and Great Britain is at -4 percent. "The
market [in Europe] is increasing again a little bit," Mr. Classen
points out. "Unfortunately, the price is not following."
Being that BSH started out as a German company, Germany remains
a main focus for the Dishwasher Area. However, after BSH acquired
the Balay Group, it increased its business in other markets,
including Great Britain, France, and Spain. "Before this, there
was little activity in this region," Mr. Classen says. "However,
now that the activity is on the rise, the Dishwasher Area's many
plants are of increasing importance for our success."
As far as market growth and introduction to new markets, Mr.
Classen says the dishwasher market "is ripe for introduction" in
many areas of the world - especially throughout Southeast Asia
and Japan. "But people have to be ready for [this introduction]," he
adds. For example, although this view is changing, traditionally,
in Japan, dishwashers are viewed as luxury goods. "You need a
refrigerator, otherwise you cannot store food," Mr. Classen explains. "You
need an oven to cook, unless you want to eat everything raw.
If you want everything clean, you need a vacuum. But you can
wash by hand, and you cannot refrigerate by hand. Therefore,
this is the least-developed market for household appliances."
Founded in 1960, the Dillingen factory has a 44-year history,
dating back much farther than just a plant that produces dishwashers.
After the plant was founded as part of Bosch, it started producing
food processors. This was followed by the production of bread
cutters, range hoods, and foil-welding machines. By 1974, the
company decided it was time for a new building for dishwasher
production, which led to the subsequent separation of the Dillingen
plant. Upon completion of the new building in 1976, Dillingen
focused solely on dishwasher production, and shortly thereafter,
many innovations ensued.
During this time, its engineering department was still located
off-site. This changed, though, in 1996, when the engineering
department was moved from Giengen, Germany to Dillingen. The
move was well-timed; that same year, the plant switched to the
new GV 630 platform with the "Aqua-Sensor," which contained technology
that further reduced water and energy consumption. By 1999, Dillingen
had the development of a fully automatic dishwasher under its
production belt, and it began the introduction of models with
the "AAA" energy label. In 2002, Dillingen produced the "Optosensor," a
technology that features a glass spiral protruding into the interior
of the dishwasher, which, if coated with limescale, emits a signal
to regulate water hardness and prevent limescale build-up. "You
can see we've had a constant introduction of innovation - new
platforms that include technology and innovation," Mr. Classen
With all this technology and innovation, the Dillingen plant
alone has produced 30 million dishwashers. The Dishwasher Area
as a whole produces the 60-cm, 45-cm, and tabletop dishwasher
models, but Dillingen only produces the 60-cm and 45-cm versions
(built-in, freestanding, and fully-integrated). It is the biggest
of the dishwasher plants, with a total plant area of more than
280,000 sq m, and a useable area of more than 125,000 sq m.
As far as the brands are concerned, Dillingen produces products
for the "main brands," which include Bosch and Siemens; "special
brands," which include Constructa for the entry- to mid-level
pricing scale, Neff for built-in products, and Gaggenau for high-end
products; and regional brands that are being used in markets
such as Turkey and Spain, as well as for specific chains in Germany.
In total, it produces approximately 20 OEM brands.
Concept to Completion
The production process used to yield the 2 million units annually
begins with the division's product development process, which
is more commonly referred to as PEP at BSH. This process, which
was defined about 5 years ago but not finalized until about 2
years ago, keeps all BSH manufacturing processes under standard
conditions so there is no deviation. "We monitor the quality,
we monitor the costs, and we monitor the market," Mr. Classen
According to BSH, the PEP is defined for the entire BSH company
- for all countries and all product areas. It specifies the process
from the product concept, all the way through production, until
its entry into the marketplace. This includes the tracking and
evaluating, of several areas, including project applications,
approvals, production, market introduction, and tracking the
product in the marketplace for 1 year after it has been introduced.
A review of whether development and release of the product was
able to accomplish its set targets is held before the project
team is cleared to move forward. Some of the areas reviewed include
time frame, investment and costs, and pricing and quality levels.
Each of the PEP steps are then marked with specific milestones,
which then must be recorded and filed.
The process begins with the product idea phase, or soft phase,
which then segues into the hard phase, or the actual development
and production process. "Within these two phases, you have different
decision steps," Mr. Classen explains. He gives the example of
constructing a new building. The PEP incorporates the platform
being used as well as the tools being used. Each of the steps
is divided. This PEP tool shows the product idea, what the area
wants to achieve with it, who is involved, what decisions are
made, the basis for each decision, and who made the decision. "It
is all precisely defined," Mr. Classen says, "and it is controlled
until the final product release."
Dishwasher Production
The production process at Dillingen is divided into five major
departments: pre-fabrication/fabrication, pre-assembly, assembly,
packaging, and support functions. Each department is then further
broken down into different areas for the actual production process.
In the Pre-Fabrication/Fabrication Area of the production process,
all the metalworking and injection molding takes place. The pre-fabrication
area includes a tool shop, where maintenance and correction of
tooling takes place. There are also several sections with this
In the Injection Molding Area, three large injection-molding
machines are used for the dishwasher bases and a few smaller
machines are used for specialty parts such as housings for the
dishwasher's pump system.
The Metal Shop, also housed in the Pre-Fabrication/Fabrication
Area, is where the majority of the parts formation of the dishwashers
takes place. The dishwasher body top and sides are formed here,
using the Expander, a key piece of fabrication equipment, which
BSH says is exclusively used by the company. The Expander helps
in formation of these parts by taking sheet metal, forming it
into a cylinder, and then producing a roughly made top without
a backside. It also performs processes such as hole punching
and the special forms necessary for the production of each model.
There are also presses used to form the backside of the dishwasher
located in this area, as well as specialized equipment for the
outer doors and side panels. Although much of this area is automated,
there is still some manual labor that takes place. One, for example,
is when the noise-reducing material known as a "Bitumen layer" is
added. The layer is manually added to the small dishwasher models
and then heated in an oven at 160?C. At press time, BSH had plans
to automate this process in the near future.
The plant has already achieved automation for the larger model
dishwashers in production. A large Kuka robot, which BSH purchased
in 2002, automatically positions the Bitumen layer to the back
and top of the dishwasher.
The Pre-Assembly Area, considered a factory inside a factory,
has nearly 100 workers that work up to three shifts around the
clock. This is where all of the parts, such as motors, are assembled.
A 2- to 7-day inventory is kept for pre-assembled parts. The
head of this area monitors quality, works with R&D on any product
issues, and takes care of any issues that may need to be cleared
up before the parts are moved to the Assembly Area.
The Assembly Area contains nine different assembly lines and
testing areas. Every line makes a complete dishwasher. During
the assembly process, each part is added one at a time. Although
this area is mostly manual labor, some of its processes are automated.
For example, this area includes an automated screwdriver that
attaches hinges to the dishwasher doors and also inserts filler
systems, spray arm connectors, a glider for the racks, spray
arms, and hoses.
"The Wedding Station," where the dishwasher top comes from
a conveyer belt from the fabrication area and is then "married" to
the dishwasher base, is another automated process in this area
that is used to make the production process more efficient. "Areas
where we can economically automate, we do," says Peter Eisermann,
head of Assembly Factory, Dillingen Plant.
A line planner supervises the entire assembly process to ensure
that every worker takes the same amount of time to complete his
or her function. The planner also makes sure that all the internal
components have been added so that the dishwasher can be tested.
The testing area - located at the end of assembly lines six
through nine - is used after all of the dishwasher's functional
parts have been added. It contains a testing carousel where electrical
connections, water inlet, and pumps, along with other functional
components are tested. An electrical-strength test, essentially
a high-voltage check, is performed as part of the next testing
station, before the dishwasher enters the packaging area.
and Shipment
The Packaging Area is composed of three parallel packaging
lines. In this area, an electronic scanner reads a bar code as
the units come down the packaging lines, which then tells workers
which internal baskets to mate with which accessories, depending
on the model. Styrofoam packaging and cardboard tops are manually
added, and the complete dishwasher is packed with clear-view
shrink-wrap, using equipment designed by Dillingen engineers
and designers. The packaged units are then moved to the warehouse,
where a 2-week inventory of ready-made products is kept.
One area of the production process is the Life-Cycle Testing
Area. This area is used for quality management of current products
and for research and development for new products. Every function
inside the dishwasher is tested here; however, some testing is
done with external institutes or universities such as special
material testing and x-ray analysis of materials.
The dishwasher testing area uses robots, which, for example,
go through 50,000 cycles of opening and closing the dishwasher
door to ensure that nothing breaks. The door lock is also tested
for proper opening and closing. Additionally, weights are used
to simulate dish loading, as well as robots that move the upper
and lower racks of the models. BSH estimates that approximately
50,000 loading cycles take place during testing. There are also
a minimum of 7,000 cycles to make sure that controls and switches
are functioning properly, and automated "fingers" simulate the
pushing of buttons. Temperature meters are also tested to make
sure the water temperatures are correctly set.
Management Philosophies for Success
The plant workers also tie into production, which is why incentives
are provided to keep up worker morale and keep workers motivated.
Dillingen's employees are very committed, and they do not require
an extra push to meet the plant's goals, says Mr. Classen. But
to keep up momentum in this area, the plant workers are given
a monthly quantity and quality bonus as an incentive. The office
employees are given an annual bonus as incentive.
Training is also revered as a critical component in keeping
plant employees - and the plant itself - working efficiently.
Optional seminars, both internal and external, are held at "Lernstatt," the
plant's training institution, and are based on the employees'
needs. For example, topics such as glass technology, the chemistry
of dishwashing, production processes, and how a packaging machine
works are some of the seminars that are offered. "In Germany,
we have a different education system for skilled jobs like machine
operators, most of them in Pre-Fabrication," Mr. Eisermann says. "They
receive a sound 3-year education in theory and practice before
joining or returning to the company. Training on the job, therefore,
only needs to cover the specifics of the process or the machine."
Ahead through Innovation
With all the training inside the plant and community involvement
outside the plant, it seems evident that the Dillingen factory
is forging ahead to remain a vital part of BSH - keeping its
presence not only as the leader of the company's Dishwasher Area,
but also as a source of innovation and efficiency in production.
"To put it in general [terms], we want to be more efficient
every day, have better quality every day, and maintain or even
slightly increase the level of innovation," Mr. Classen says.
He also points out, "We have been innovation leaders for 20 years
- consistently. We continually gain market share in the U.S.,
in Europe…all of this at the same time."
The BSH strategy generally is to be the benchmark in the white
goods industry, Mr. Classen explains. In the Dishwasher Area,
the mission is to be a permanent and profitable leader "in all
those segments we attack," he says.
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Already off to a good start, Clackamas Community College softball picked up a pair of confidence building victories over Lower Columbia College on Saturday, April 7 at home.
Saturday's double header showed exactly how much times have changed. Clackamas and Lower Columbia have eight and nine NWAACC championships respectively, and have met a total of seven times in the championship game. Over one stretch, Clackamas and Lower Columbia were in the finals five out of six years between 2002 and 2007. That bitter rivalry, however, has changed.
Lower Columbia has still not managed to recover from the retirement of long time head coach Tim Makin, and after the two embarrassing losses, drop to 2-2 in region play. Clackamas, who has remained steady at fifth in the NWAACC coaches' poll, moved to 3-1 in region play and 13-7 over all.
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Vermont Press Bureau | August 12,2014MONTPELIER – Agency of Human Services Secretary Doug Racine is being replaced, the Shumlin administration announced Tuesday, as challenges within the agency mount.
According to Shumlin administration officials, current Health Commissioner Harry Chen will replace Racine on an interim basis while a permanent replacement is sought.
"I appreciate Doug's hard work over three and a half years to help Vermont's most vulnerable," Shumlin said in a release.
Shumlin touted the agency's move to a data-driven, results-based planning strategy and a revamped mental health system under Racine's tenure.
But the agency has faced significant challenges, too. Vermont Health Connect, the state's online health insurance marketplace that is overseen by the agency's Department of Vermont Health Access, has struggled and remains hobbled. And The Department for Children and Families has faced scathing criticism following the recent deaths of several children, allegedly at the hands of caregivers.
"This has been a tough job, but now is the right time to start with new leadership to take the Agency of Human Services forward," Shumlin said. "I appreciate Dr. Chen's willingness to get us started on that challenge."
Chen is expected to remain as Interim Secretary of AHS through the end of the year. Deputy Commissioner of Health Tracy Dolan will head the Health Department in his absence.
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