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Faculty 3 the Department of Economics I
Course Bachelor of International Business
Management Accounting
Summer Semester 2011
Innovative Controlling Tools
The Balanced Scorecard at
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Written by Vanessa Guumlnther
Alina Sachapow
Nadja Scheibler
Hanna Tresselt
Berlin 30052011
CONTENT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3
1 Introduction 3
2 The Balanced Scorecard at Heidelberg 4
3 The main advantages of the system and its key differences to the common practices 5
4 Costs and benefits of the system vivid in Heidelbergrsquos case 6
5 Internal and external reporting 8
6 Conclusion 8
BIBLIOGRAPHY 9
ANNEX 11
~ 3 ~
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In our todayrsquos world filled with rapid change and tremendous new opportunities no companyrsquos future is
secure unless it advances innovation in all aspects of its production process including management
accounting Thus the focus of this paper is on unique features benefits and costs of one innovative
controlling tool ndash the balanced scorecard ndash as experienced by Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG is a very innovative company that not only employs the balanced
scorecard but also constantly improves it Although it has incurred considerable installation and running costs
and is still more dependent on cyclical fluctuations than targeted it definitely benefits from the shorter
processes more accurate strategic and situational overview as well as the ability to meet customersrsquo needs
and expectations and to adapt faster to certain cyclical movements Moreover the corporation is able to keep
a position ahead of competition successfully following its strategies This is clearly a competitive advantage
and the benefits gained from the companyrsquos BSC-approach
1 Introduction
Innovation is an essential element for international companies to persist and operate successfully in a fast
changing business world Enterprises that want to stay alive should constantly promote innovative practices
in all aspects of production This definitely includes management accounting which is an indispensable part
of any production process Thus the aim of this paper is to evaluate one of the todayrsquos most innovative
controlling tools ndash the balanced scorecard (the BSC)
The balanced scorecard was introduced in an article of the Harvard Business Review 1992 written by Robert
S Kaplan and David P Norton1 It goes without saying that a lot of time has passed since then However
even today not so many companies use this instrument in their day-to-day business One of the brightest
German examples of an enterprise that probably employs this technique to its fullest advantage is
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (later referred to as Heidelberg)
Hence this report will examine how Heidelbergrsquos unique system differs from the common practices It will
further discuss the main costs and benefits of the system and will scrutinise the main ways the company
reports its good and bad experience internally and externally To deal with the above-mentioned problems the
paper will draw on various pieces of scientific literature such as books and journals as well as the companyrsquos
information and scholarly articles found online
1 See Schmeisser Clausen Popp Ennemann Drewicke (2011) p 194
~ 4 ~
2 The Balanced Scorecard at Heidelberg
Heidelberg was founded in 1850 and is a company focusing on the development and production of precision
printing presses equipment and supporting software Currently they have production sites in seven different
countries and over 250 sales offices worldwide that cover the needs of over 200000 customers The
companyrsquos workforce consisted of 16496 employees in the financial year 200910 and was able to earn
revenues amounting to euro2306 million2
In fact the enterprise introduced their first BSC already in 1995 as a part of a Total Quality Management
programme The programme aimed at implementing not only this new controlling tool but also SMART
Objectives and action plans in order to improve the strategic planning within the company3 Thus this move
was comparatively crucial for the organisation and was aimed at setting worldwide standards in the
development and production of high quality printing equipment with the key objective of profiting from the
companyrsquos worldwide reputation and competitive advantage It further wanted to sell a well-adapted and
broadly diversified range of products (well-suited to fit a various number of target groups) in the industrial
countries and in the emerging markets in order to further grow its market share4
As a matter of fact Heidelbergrsquos BSC follows the traditional scheme and encompasses the following four
perspectives financial customer-related internal business processes as well as learning and growth All the
four areas are interconnected and depend on one another Thus the financial aspect aims at evaluating the
companyrsquos strategy and its profitability increasing its value and share prices making Heidelberg less
dependent on economic fluctuations The customer-related perspective specifies the targeted segments in
terms of customers and markets and assesses how successful the enterprise is in them Heidelbergrsquos
preferences in this sphere are to become the partner of choice help to enhance effectiveness and add value to
print communication and production processes The organisation- and process-related projection concentrates
on internal business processes that should assist the company to realise its strategy and to refine its value by
becoming more customer-centric and functionally integrated as well as by providing tailored solutions
Finally the employees-related and innovation aspect specifies the firmrsquos goals concerning its performance
potential and internal capabilities They should be utilised by the company in order to be more successful and
flexible in todayrsquos highly competitive markets This includes life-long learning customer orientation
integrated culture as well as loyal energetic and creative workforce5 The balanced scorecard under
consideration was implemented for the period of seven years from 2004 till 2010 (see Appendix 1)
2 See Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG ndash Heidelberg (2011) httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenstartPage
Accessed 23052011 3 See Forum Balanced Scorecard (2010) httpwwwscorecarddebsc-einfuhrunganwender-berichte Accessed 24052011
4 See Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG ndash Heidelberg (2011) httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenstartPage
Accessed 24052011 5 See Horngren Datar Foster (2009) pp 493-494 and Appendix 1
~ 5 ~
3 The main advantages of the system and its key differences to the common practices
By implementing the BSC already at the end of 1995 Heidelberg was one of the first enterprises to make use of
this tool The companyrsquos approach to the BSC is also innovative in a sense that they use it in a very progressive
way Being able to learn from the past they constantly improve their BSC (an example might be their
introduction of BSC for 2004-2010 after the crisis of 2000) As a part of this ongoing learning process they also
improve their guidelines when implementing a new BSC This includes top-down execution making managers
responsible adapting planning and controlling instruments connecting rewarding system starting with 60-80
solutions and improving later on All in all they try to allow certain flexibility as well as to avoid conventional
practices software solutions and strictly interconnected key performance indicators (KPIs)6 Moreover since
2006 Heidelberg has been stating and communicating the firmrsquos environmental and sustainability goals by using
the BSC7 Further its experts as well as professionals from other organisations are now offering workshops and
seminars that are aimed at helping their customers with a successful implementation of their own BSCs8
However the company is very innovative not only because of being one of the first to employ the idea of the
BSC and constantly improving it It is also one of a few in Germany that apply the instrument in their business
In fact not many German organisations use the BSC For example the empirical study conducted by
Wissenschaftliche Hochschule fuumlr Unternehmensfuumlhrung in 2000 argues that only 7 of German enterprises of
various economic sectors apply the scheme (see Appendix 2)9 BrabaumlnderHilcherrsquos study of 2001 found out that
only around 16 of the companies they interviewed had already implemented the model and were using it10
Indeed most firms nowadays still prefer to have a classical system of KPIs to evaluate their effectiveness and
performance Although a lot of researchers identify the BSC with the classical KPI system and the former uses
the latter for its main aspects the two models are not 100 identical and have a number of differences
Firstly through the interdependence of the KPIs employed in any particular BSC the latter enables a better
information gathering and evaluation11
Moreover the BSC allows for flexibility and is very helpful in
understanding and realising the companyrsquos strategy while the classical model of KPIs has a focus on
monetary planning and control and has a fixed scheme for each enterprise that decides to apply it 12
Thus the BSC has a number of advantages over KPIs Firstly it is not limited to certain economic sectors or
companiesrsquo sizes Secondly empirical studies show that in most enterprises that use the classical KPI model
financial indicators usually overweigh non-financial ones when evaluating the companyrsquos effectiveness For
6 See Forum Balanced Scorecard (2010) httpwwwscorecarddebsc-einfuhrunganwender-berichte Accessed 25052011
7 See Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG ndash Heidelberg (2011) httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenstartPage
Accessed 15052011 8 See Management Circle (2009) httpwwwecg-consultingcompdfSeminare2010BSC20in20der20IT-Master-
2009-11-09pdf Accessed 24052011 9 See Weber Sandt (2001) p 22
10 See Schmeisser Clausen Popp Ennemann Drewicke (2011) p 33
11 See Weber Sandt (2001) p 19
12 See Horvath Kaufmann (1999) p 359
~ 6 ~
instance many firms often have more than 10 KPIs for evaluating their financial success and only 5 to assess
each non-financial aspect13
Arguably they do not have a rounded picture of their market position Hence the
BSC is better at balancing short-term and long-term development plans financial and non-financial perspectives
of the company as well as external and internal performance indicators It unites three different approaches ndash
value- market- and resource- based ndash and is founded on numeric as well as non-numeric information14
Another argument in favour of the BSC is that it focuses the organisation on a set of important indicators by
limiting the number of possible goals to 20 KPIs per a BSC15
In fact Heidelberg opts for having only 15
goals in its BSC of 2004-2010 The aims are almost equally divided among the four key projections and the
company employs three main KPIs for their assessment return on investment customer satisfaction and
personnel motivation indices16
Heidelberg is furthermore able to combine its controlling instrument with
other techniques and individual indicators that measure performance17
4 Costs and benefits of the system vivid in Heidelbergrsquos case
It goes without saying that any technique should be weighted in terms of the costs and benefits of its
implementation and usage Thus this chapter will look into the main advantages and expenses Heidelbergrsquos
BSC has provided or put the company into As far as costs are concerned one should not forget that
Heidelberg introduced the BSC of 1995 top-down in all departments Worldwide workforce consisting of
about 1000 managers and employees were involved in its development process Additionally the enterprise
was supported by PA Consulting Frankfurt and an internal international group of advisors All these
participants definitely put Heidelberg to expense as did software licensing installation testing evaluation
maintenance and upgrading later on18
As far as benefits are concerned the BSC has constantly given the company a good overview of its current
situation and has simultaneously highlighted its main objectives Heidelberg has known exactly what they
had to focus on and improve regarding their financial independence of cyclical fluctuations organisational
structure and customer service They have always been able to react and change more quickly than most of
their rivals and have therefore managed to stay ahead of competition
For example after the introduction of the Total Quality Management measures in 1995 Heidelbergrsquos stock
price started to rise from about euro40 and reached its peak of euro70 in May 2000 Unfortunately in 2000 the
13
See Weber Sandt (2001) pp 12-13 14
See Schmeisser Clausen Popp Ennemann Drewicke (2011) pp 31-32 15
See Horvath Kaufmann (1999) p 359 16
See Forum Balanced Scorecard (2010) httpwwwscorecarddebsc-einfuhrunganwender-berichte Accessed 25052011 17
See Horvath Kaufmann (1999) p 359 18
See Forum Balanced Scorecard (2010) httpwwwscorecarddebsc-einfuhrunganwender-berichte Accessed 25052011
~ 7 ~
financial crisis started and the corporation was heavily affected As a result their stock prices fell to a trough
of about euro15 in February 2003 (see Appendix 3) Their net profit decreased from euro283 million in the financial
year 20002001 to euro-695 million in 20032004 (see Appendix 4)
Heidelberg learnt a lot from this lesson and as a consequence introduced new measures including their new BSC
with the goals and strategies for period 2004-2010 (see Appendix 1) Already one year later they had a net profit
of euro59 million (see Appendix 5) Furthermore from February 2003 onwards the company continuously
recovered as far as its stock price is concerned and reached a mid-term high of euro40 in 2006 (see Appendix 3)
Although the recovery was quite successful Heidelberg did not manage to reach its goal of being
independent of any economic cycles As before the company was severely impacted by the recent financial
crisis The stock fell to a historical low of euro3 (see Appendix 3) indicating that the sought benefits had not
been achieved Having a net profit of euro263 million in 20062007 the company had a net loss of euro249
million in 20082009 (see Appendix 5)
Again Heidelberg reacted quickly with several cost cutting measures This led to a reduction in costs of
more than euro100 million Additionally they started to observe more accurately the developments of key
figures as sales profit margins EBIT and free cash flow They also lowered the break-even point of sales
to euro25 billion Furthermore Heidelberg restructured its organisation by introducing three divisions
Heidelberg Equipment Heidelberg Services and Heidelberg Financial Services This aimed at shortening
planning time enabling an easier adaptation to any changes in the marketplace19
Despite the incurred huge
losses Heidelberg has managed to lower its negative profit to euro-78 million during the first three quarters of
the current financial year20
(see Appendix 7)
It is conspicuous that Heidelberg has managed to keep its competitive advantages of being a high quality
producer and the sole supplier that offers comprehensive and high standard services from maintenance to
consulting the one that can recover faster and show positive figures already after a relatively short period
of time This is clearly an improvement in the area of management and organisation Moreover they have
cut the reaction time enhanced the speed of processes and their decision-making Persuading the existing
and potential customers by an outstanding service offering expertise and technological lead is also part of
their success that helps them to keep up with the challenge The BSC of 2004-2010 is one of the reasons
why Heidelberg is able to successfully keep their leading position ahead of competition and react
immediately to any changes in the economy
19
See Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Accessed 15052011 20
Compare It was euro-229 million last year (see Appendix 6)
~ 8 ~
5 Internal and external reporting
Heidelberg uses both forms of reporting for its BSC external and internal On the one hand the company
gives information about their unique system in its annual and sustainability reports On the other hand the
enterprise uses the BSC to agree on and communicate essential aims and project results responsibilities and
appointments inside the business BSCs are pinned up on the walls of offices and factories and are visible for
everybody Employeesrsquo discussions are held regularly to define and answer the main questions for each
worker including their contribution forms and results of evaluation ways to learn and improve21
Moreover a constant expansion and support of networks within the company assures a better communication
and a more effective cooperation of the companyrsquos workforce Keeping in mind that the BSC is not a tool to
patronise employees but a means to strengthen competences in the lower levels Heidelberg uses the tool for
decentralisation purposes Consequently the enterprisersquos units and subsidiaries scattered worldwide have the
possibility to decide by themselves what standards are needed in their BSCs and how to achieve them22
6 Conclusion
From the above discussion it is obvious that Heidelberg is a very innovative company not only employing the
BSC-tool but also constantly improving it This is one of the reasons why it still manages to keep a position
ahead of competition successfully following its goals and strategies Although it is still more dependent on
cyclical fluctuations than could be wished for it definitely benefits from its shorter processes more accurate
strategic and situational overview as well as its ability to meet customersrsquo needs and expectations and to
adapt faster to certain cyclical movements This is clearly a competitive advantage and the benefits gained
from the BSC-implementation
21
See Fischer (1999) httpwwwmanager-magazindemagazinartikel028284302800html Accessed 23052011 22
See loc cit
~ 9 ~
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
1 Ehrmann H (2007) Kompakt-Training Balanced Scorecard 4th edition Kiehl ndash 224 pp
2 Graumann M (2011) Controlling DW-Verlag ndash 831 pp
3 Horngren Ch T Datar S M Foster G (2009) Cost Accounting a Managerial Emphasis 13th
edition international edition Pearson Prentice Hall ndash 896 pp
4 Horvath P Kaufmann L (1999) ldquoBeschleunigung und Ausgewogenheit im strategischen
Managementprozeszlig ndash Strategieumsetzung mit Balanced Scorecardrdquo in Hahn D Taylor B (eds)
Strategische Unternehmensplanung ndash Strategische Unternehmensfuumlhrung ndash Stand und
Entwicklungstendenzen 8th edition Physica-Verlag 1999 ndash pp 354-369
5 Hungenberg H (2011) Strategisches Management in Unternehmen Ziele Prozesse Verfahren
Gabler Verlag ndash 500 pp
6 Schmeisser W Clausen L Popp R Ennemann C Drewicke O (2011) Controlling and Berlin
Balanced Scorecard Approach Odenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag GmbH ndash 286 pp
7 Weber J Sandt J (2001) Erfolg durch Kennzahlen Neue empirische Erkenntnisse Vallendar ndash 36 pp
Journals
8 Fischer O (1999) ldquoBalanced Scorecard Alles auf eine Karteldquo in Manager Magazin [Online] 19
November Available at httpwwwmanager-magazindemagazinartikel028284302800html
Last accessed 25052011
The Companyrsquos Resources
9 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG ndash Heidelberg (2011) Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenstartPage
10 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2008) ldquoHeidelberg Predicts Difficult Market Conditions and
Adopts Comprehensive Package of Measures to Enhance the Cost Structurerdquo [Online]
7 October Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlencontentarticlespress_loungecompanygeneral080710_m
easures Accessed 15052011
~ 10 ~
Online Resources
11 Balanced Scorecard Institute (2011) Available at httpwwwbalancedscorecardorg Last accessed
25052011
12 Forum Balanced Scorecard (2010) ldquoAnwender-Berichterdquo [Online] Available at
httpwwwscorecarddebsc-einfuhrunganwender-berichte Last accessed 25052011
13 Management Circle (2009) ldquoBalanced Scorecard in der IT So setzen Sie Ihre IT-Ziele mit konkreten
Kennzahlen umrdquo [Online] 9 November Available at httpwwwecg-
consultingcompdfSeminare2010BSC20in20der20IT-Master-2009-11-09pdf Last accessed
25052011
14 Reference for Business (2011) ldquoBalanced Scorecardrdquo in Encyclopedia of Business 2nd
edition
[Online] Available at httpwwwreferenceforbusinesscomencyclopediaAssem-BrazBalanced-
Scorecardhtml Last accessed 25052011
15 Wallstreet online (2011) ldquoHeidelberger Druckmaschinen Chartrdquo [Online] Available at
httpwwwwallstreet-onlinedeaktienheidelberger-druckmaschinen-
aktiechartt3m||slines||aabs||vweek Last accessed 25052011
16 YahooFinancecom (2011) ldquoStandard Chart Heidelberger Druckm (GER)rdquo [Online]
25 May Available at httpdefinanceyahoocomqbcs=HDDDEampt=myampl=onampz=lampq=lampc=
Last accessed 25052011
~ 11 ~
ANNEX
Appendix 1 Balanced Scorecard 2004-2010
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) ldquoBalanced Scorecardrdquo Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwbinariesbinfilesdotcomenabout_usbalanced_scorecard_enpdf
Accessed 15052011
~ 12 ~
Appendix 2 Systems of Key Performance Indicators ndash Status Quo
Source Weber J Sandt J (2001) Erfolg durch Kennzahlen Neue empirische Erkenntnisse ndash p 22
~ 13 ~
Appendix 3 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Chart (01011998 ndash till now)
Source Wallstreet online (2011) ldquoHeidelberger Druckmaschinen Chartrdquo [Online] Available at
httpwwwwallstreet-onlinedeaktienheidelberger-druckmaschinen-aktiechartt3m||slines||aabs||vweek
Accessed 25052011 [1627]
~ 14 ~
Appendix 4 Five-year Overview (2000-2005)
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) The Figures Consolidated Financial Statements [Online]
Available at httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwbinariesbinfilesdotcomeninvestor_relationsreports2004-
05annual_report_0405pdf Accessed 25052011
~ 15 ~
Appendix 5 Five-year Overview (2004-2009)
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Annual Report 2008 2009 [Online] Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenbinariesfilesinvestor_relationsreports2008-
09090609_fs_0809_report_b94lu2_pdf Accessed 20052011
~ 16 ~
Appendix 6 Five-year Overview (2005-2010)
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Annual Report 2009 2010 [Online] Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenbinariesfilesinvestor_relationsreports2009-
10100630_annual_report_pdf Accessed 20052011
~ 17 ~
Appendix 7 Net Sales Cash Flow and Net Profit for Q1-Q3 20102011
Year Q1-Q3 20102011
Net Sales in millions 1883
Cash Flow in millions 26
Net Profit in millions -78
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Q3 Interim Financial Report 2010 2011 [Online]
Available at httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenbinariesfilesinvestor_relationsreports2010-
11110209_q3_1011_report_pdf Accessed 20052011
CONTENT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3
1 Introduction 3
2 The Balanced Scorecard at Heidelberg 4
3 The main advantages of the system and its key differences to the common practices 5
4 Costs and benefits of the system vivid in Heidelbergrsquos case 6
5 Internal and external reporting 8
6 Conclusion 8
BIBLIOGRAPHY 9
ANNEX 11
~ 3 ~
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In our todayrsquos world filled with rapid change and tremendous new opportunities no companyrsquos future is
secure unless it advances innovation in all aspects of its production process including management
accounting Thus the focus of this paper is on unique features benefits and costs of one innovative
controlling tool ndash the balanced scorecard ndash as experienced by Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG is a very innovative company that not only employs the balanced
scorecard but also constantly improves it Although it has incurred considerable installation and running costs
and is still more dependent on cyclical fluctuations than targeted it definitely benefits from the shorter
processes more accurate strategic and situational overview as well as the ability to meet customersrsquo needs
and expectations and to adapt faster to certain cyclical movements Moreover the corporation is able to keep
a position ahead of competition successfully following its strategies This is clearly a competitive advantage
and the benefits gained from the companyrsquos BSC-approach
1 Introduction
Innovation is an essential element for international companies to persist and operate successfully in a fast
changing business world Enterprises that want to stay alive should constantly promote innovative practices
in all aspects of production This definitely includes management accounting which is an indispensable part
of any production process Thus the aim of this paper is to evaluate one of the todayrsquos most innovative
controlling tools ndash the balanced scorecard (the BSC)
The balanced scorecard was introduced in an article of the Harvard Business Review 1992 written by Robert
S Kaplan and David P Norton1 It goes without saying that a lot of time has passed since then However
even today not so many companies use this instrument in their day-to-day business One of the brightest
German examples of an enterprise that probably employs this technique to its fullest advantage is
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (later referred to as Heidelberg)
Hence this report will examine how Heidelbergrsquos unique system differs from the common practices It will
further discuss the main costs and benefits of the system and will scrutinise the main ways the company
reports its good and bad experience internally and externally To deal with the above-mentioned problems the
paper will draw on various pieces of scientific literature such as books and journals as well as the companyrsquos
information and scholarly articles found online
1 See Schmeisser Clausen Popp Ennemann Drewicke (2011) p 194
~ 4 ~
2 The Balanced Scorecard at Heidelberg
Heidelberg was founded in 1850 and is a company focusing on the development and production of precision
printing presses equipment and supporting software Currently they have production sites in seven different
countries and over 250 sales offices worldwide that cover the needs of over 200000 customers The
companyrsquos workforce consisted of 16496 employees in the financial year 200910 and was able to earn
revenues amounting to euro2306 million2
In fact the enterprise introduced their first BSC already in 1995 as a part of a Total Quality Management
programme The programme aimed at implementing not only this new controlling tool but also SMART
Objectives and action plans in order to improve the strategic planning within the company3 Thus this move
was comparatively crucial for the organisation and was aimed at setting worldwide standards in the
development and production of high quality printing equipment with the key objective of profiting from the
companyrsquos worldwide reputation and competitive advantage It further wanted to sell a well-adapted and
broadly diversified range of products (well-suited to fit a various number of target groups) in the industrial
countries and in the emerging markets in order to further grow its market share4
As a matter of fact Heidelbergrsquos BSC follows the traditional scheme and encompasses the following four
perspectives financial customer-related internal business processes as well as learning and growth All the
four areas are interconnected and depend on one another Thus the financial aspect aims at evaluating the
companyrsquos strategy and its profitability increasing its value and share prices making Heidelberg less
dependent on economic fluctuations The customer-related perspective specifies the targeted segments in
terms of customers and markets and assesses how successful the enterprise is in them Heidelbergrsquos
preferences in this sphere are to become the partner of choice help to enhance effectiveness and add value to
print communication and production processes The organisation- and process-related projection concentrates
on internal business processes that should assist the company to realise its strategy and to refine its value by
becoming more customer-centric and functionally integrated as well as by providing tailored solutions
Finally the employees-related and innovation aspect specifies the firmrsquos goals concerning its performance
potential and internal capabilities They should be utilised by the company in order to be more successful and
flexible in todayrsquos highly competitive markets This includes life-long learning customer orientation
integrated culture as well as loyal energetic and creative workforce5 The balanced scorecard under
consideration was implemented for the period of seven years from 2004 till 2010 (see Appendix 1)
2 See Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG ndash Heidelberg (2011) httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenstartPage
Accessed 23052011 3 See Forum Balanced Scorecard (2010) httpwwwscorecarddebsc-einfuhrunganwender-berichte Accessed 24052011
4 See Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG ndash Heidelberg (2011) httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenstartPage
Accessed 24052011 5 See Horngren Datar Foster (2009) pp 493-494 and Appendix 1
~ 5 ~
3 The main advantages of the system and its key differences to the common practices
By implementing the BSC already at the end of 1995 Heidelberg was one of the first enterprises to make use of
this tool The companyrsquos approach to the BSC is also innovative in a sense that they use it in a very progressive
way Being able to learn from the past they constantly improve their BSC (an example might be their
introduction of BSC for 2004-2010 after the crisis of 2000) As a part of this ongoing learning process they also
improve their guidelines when implementing a new BSC This includes top-down execution making managers
responsible adapting planning and controlling instruments connecting rewarding system starting with 60-80
solutions and improving later on All in all they try to allow certain flexibility as well as to avoid conventional
practices software solutions and strictly interconnected key performance indicators (KPIs)6 Moreover since
2006 Heidelberg has been stating and communicating the firmrsquos environmental and sustainability goals by using
the BSC7 Further its experts as well as professionals from other organisations are now offering workshops and
seminars that are aimed at helping their customers with a successful implementation of their own BSCs8
However the company is very innovative not only because of being one of the first to employ the idea of the
BSC and constantly improving it It is also one of a few in Germany that apply the instrument in their business
In fact not many German organisations use the BSC For example the empirical study conducted by
Wissenschaftliche Hochschule fuumlr Unternehmensfuumlhrung in 2000 argues that only 7 of German enterprises of
various economic sectors apply the scheme (see Appendix 2)9 BrabaumlnderHilcherrsquos study of 2001 found out that
only around 16 of the companies they interviewed had already implemented the model and were using it10
Indeed most firms nowadays still prefer to have a classical system of KPIs to evaluate their effectiveness and
performance Although a lot of researchers identify the BSC with the classical KPI system and the former uses
the latter for its main aspects the two models are not 100 identical and have a number of differences
Firstly through the interdependence of the KPIs employed in any particular BSC the latter enables a better
information gathering and evaluation11
Moreover the BSC allows for flexibility and is very helpful in
understanding and realising the companyrsquos strategy while the classical model of KPIs has a focus on
monetary planning and control and has a fixed scheme for each enterprise that decides to apply it 12
Thus the BSC has a number of advantages over KPIs Firstly it is not limited to certain economic sectors or
companiesrsquo sizes Secondly empirical studies show that in most enterprises that use the classical KPI model
financial indicators usually overweigh non-financial ones when evaluating the companyrsquos effectiveness For
6 See Forum Balanced Scorecard (2010) httpwwwscorecarddebsc-einfuhrunganwender-berichte Accessed 25052011
7 See Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG ndash Heidelberg (2011) httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenstartPage
Accessed 15052011 8 See Management Circle (2009) httpwwwecg-consultingcompdfSeminare2010BSC20in20der20IT-Master-
2009-11-09pdf Accessed 24052011 9 See Weber Sandt (2001) p 22
10 See Schmeisser Clausen Popp Ennemann Drewicke (2011) p 33
11 See Weber Sandt (2001) p 19
12 See Horvath Kaufmann (1999) p 359
~ 6 ~
instance many firms often have more than 10 KPIs for evaluating their financial success and only 5 to assess
each non-financial aspect13
Arguably they do not have a rounded picture of their market position Hence the
BSC is better at balancing short-term and long-term development plans financial and non-financial perspectives
of the company as well as external and internal performance indicators It unites three different approaches ndash
value- market- and resource- based ndash and is founded on numeric as well as non-numeric information14
Another argument in favour of the BSC is that it focuses the organisation on a set of important indicators by
limiting the number of possible goals to 20 KPIs per a BSC15
In fact Heidelberg opts for having only 15
goals in its BSC of 2004-2010 The aims are almost equally divided among the four key projections and the
company employs three main KPIs for their assessment return on investment customer satisfaction and
personnel motivation indices16
Heidelberg is furthermore able to combine its controlling instrument with
other techniques and individual indicators that measure performance17
4 Costs and benefits of the system vivid in Heidelbergrsquos case
It goes without saying that any technique should be weighted in terms of the costs and benefits of its
implementation and usage Thus this chapter will look into the main advantages and expenses Heidelbergrsquos
BSC has provided or put the company into As far as costs are concerned one should not forget that
Heidelberg introduced the BSC of 1995 top-down in all departments Worldwide workforce consisting of
about 1000 managers and employees were involved in its development process Additionally the enterprise
was supported by PA Consulting Frankfurt and an internal international group of advisors All these
participants definitely put Heidelberg to expense as did software licensing installation testing evaluation
maintenance and upgrading later on18
As far as benefits are concerned the BSC has constantly given the company a good overview of its current
situation and has simultaneously highlighted its main objectives Heidelberg has known exactly what they
had to focus on and improve regarding their financial independence of cyclical fluctuations organisational
structure and customer service They have always been able to react and change more quickly than most of
their rivals and have therefore managed to stay ahead of competition
For example after the introduction of the Total Quality Management measures in 1995 Heidelbergrsquos stock
price started to rise from about euro40 and reached its peak of euro70 in May 2000 Unfortunately in 2000 the
13
See Weber Sandt (2001) pp 12-13 14
See Schmeisser Clausen Popp Ennemann Drewicke (2011) pp 31-32 15
See Horvath Kaufmann (1999) p 359 16
See Forum Balanced Scorecard (2010) httpwwwscorecarddebsc-einfuhrunganwender-berichte Accessed 25052011 17
See Horvath Kaufmann (1999) p 359 18
See Forum Balanced Scorecard (2010) httpwwwscorecarddebsc-einfuhrunganwender-berichte Accessed 25052011
~ 7 ~
financial crisis started and the corporation was heavily affected As a result their stock prices fell to a trough
of about euro15 in February 2003 (see Appendix 3) Their net profit decreased from euro283 million in the financial
year 20002001 to euro-695 million in 20032004 (see Appendix 4)
Heidelberg learnt a lot from this lesson and as a consequence introduced new measures including their new BSC
with the goals and strategies for period 2004-2010 (see Appendix 1) Already one year later they had a net profit
of euro59 million (see Appendix 5) Furthermore from February 2003 onwards the company continuously
recovered as far as its stock price is concerned and reached a mid-term high of euro40 in 2006 (see Appendix 3)
Although the recovery was quite successful Heidelberg did not manage to reach its goal of being
independent of any economic cycles As before the company was severely impacted by the recent financial
crisis The stock fell to a historical low of euro3 (see Appendix 3) indicating that the sought benefits had not
been achieved Having a net profit of euro263 million in 20062007 the company had a net loss of euro249
million in 20082009 (see Appendix 5)
Again Heidelberg reacted quickly with several cost cutting measures This led to a reduction in costs of
more than euro100 million Additionally they started to observe more accurately the developments of key
figures as sales profit margins EBIT and free cash flow They also lowered the break-even point of sales
to euro25 billion Furthermore Heidelberg restructured its organisation by introducing three divisions
Heidelberg Equipment Heidelberg Services and Heidelberg Financial Services This aimed at shortening
planning time enabling an easier adaptation to any changes in the marketplace19
Despite the incurred huge
losses Heidelberg has managed to lower its negative profit to euro-78 million during the first three quarters of
the current financial year20
(see Appendix 7)
It is conspicuous that Heidelberg has managed to keep its competitive advantages of being a high quality
producer and the sole supplier that offers comprehensive and high standard services from maintenance to
consulting the one that can recover faster and show positive figures already after a relatively short period
of time This is clearly an improvement in the area of management and organisation Moreover they have
cut the reaction time enhanced the speed of processes and their decision-making Persuading the existing
and potential customers by an outstanding service offering expertise and technological lead is also part of
their success that helps them to keep up with the challenge The BSC of 2004-2010 is one of the reasons
why Heidelberg is able to successfully keep their leading position ahead of competition and react
immediately to any changes in the economy
19
See Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Accessed 15052011 20
Compare It was euro-229 million last year (see Appendix 6)
~ 8 ~
5 Internal and external reporting
Heidelberg uses both forms of reporting for its BSC external and internal On the one hand the company
gives information about their unique system in its annual and sustainability reports On the other hand the
enterprise uses the BSC to agree on and communicate essential aims and project results responsibilities and
appointments inside the business BSCs are pinned up on the walls of offices and factories and are visible for
everybody Employeesrsquo discussions are held regularly to define and answer the main questions for each
worker including their contribution forms and results of evaluation ways to learn and improve21
Moreover a constant expansion and support of networks within the company assures a better communication
and a more effective cooperation of the companyrsquos workforce Keeping in mind that the BSC is not a tool to
patronise employees but a means to strengthen competences in the lower levels Heidelberg uses the tool for
decentralisation purposes Consequently the enterprisersquos units and subsidiaries scattered worldwide have the
possibility to decide by themselves what standards are needed in their BSCs and how to achieve them22
6 Conclusion
From the above discussion it is obvious that Heidelberg is a very innovative company not only employing the
BSC-tool but also constantly improving it This is one of the reasons why it still manages to keep a position
ahead of competition successfully following its goals and strategies Although it is still more dependent on
cyclical fluctuations than could be wished for it definitely benefits from its shorter processes more accurate
strategic and situational overview as well as its ability to meet customersrsquo needs and expectations and to
adapt faster to certain cyclical movements This is clearly a competitive advantage and the benefits gained
from the BSC-implementation
21
See Fischer (1999) httpwwwmanager-magazindemagazinartikel028284302800html Accessed 23052011 22
See loc cit
~ 9 ~
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
1 Ehrmann H (2007) Kompakt-Training Balanced Scorecard 4th edition Kiehl ndash 224 pp
2 Graumann M (2011) Controlling DW-Verlag ndash 831 pp
3 Horngren Ch T Datar S M Foster G (2009) Cost Accounting a Managerial Emphasis 13th
edition international edition Pearson Prentice Hall ndash 896 pp
4 Horvath P Kaufmann L (1999) ldquoBeschleunigung und Ausgewogenheit im strategischen
Managementprozeszlig ndash Strategieumsetzung mit Balanced Scorecardrdquo in Hahn D Taylor B (eds)
Strategische Unternehmensplanung ndash Strategische Unternehmensfuumlhrung ndash Stand und
Entwicklungstendenzen 8th edition Physica-Verlag 1999 ndash pp 354-369
5 Hungenberg H (2011) Strategisches Management in Unternehmen Ziele Prozesse Verfahren
Gabler Verlag ndash 500 pp
6 Schmeisser W Clausen L Popp R Ennemann C Drewicke O (2011) Controlling and Berlin
Balanced Scorecard Approach Odenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag GmbH ndash 286 pp
7 Weber J Sandt J (2001) Erfolg durch Kennzahlen Neue empirische Erkenntnisse Vallendar ndash 36 pp
Journals
8 Fischer O (1999) ldquoBalanced Scorecard Alles auf eine Karteldquo in Manager Magazin [Online] 19
November Available at httpwwwmanager-magazindemagazinartikel028284302800html
Last accessed 25052011
The Companyrsquos Resources
9 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG ndash Heidelberg (2011) Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenstartPage
10 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2008) ldquoHeidelberg Predicts Difficult Market Conditions and
Adopts Comprehensive Package of Measures to Enhance the Cost Structurerdquo [Online]
7 October Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlencontentarticlespress_loungecompanygeneral080710_m
easures Accessed 15052011
~ 10 ~
Online Resources
11 Balanced Scorecard Institute (2011) Available at httpwwwbalancedscorecardorg Last accessed
25052011
12 Forum Balanced Scorecard (2010) ldquoAnwender-Berichterdquo [Online] Available at
httpwwwscorecarddebsc-einfuhrunganwender-berichte Last accessed 25052011
13 Management Circle (2009) ldquoBalanced Scorecard in der IT So setzen Sie Ihre IT-Ziele mit konkreten
Kennzahlen umrdquo [Online] 9 November Available at httpwwwecg-
consultingcompdfSeminare2010BSC20in20der20IT-Master-2009-11-09pdf Last accessed
25052011
14 Reference for Business (2011) ldquoBalanced Scorecardrdquo in Encyclopedia of Business 2nd
edition
[Online] Available at httpwwwreferenceforbusinesscomencyclopediaAssem-BrazBalanced-
Scorecardhtml Last accessed 25052011
15 Wallstreet online (2011) ldquoHeidelberger Druckmaschinen Chartrdquo [Online] Available at
httpwwwwallstreet-onlinedeaktienheidelberger-druckmaschinen-
aktiechartt3m||slines||aabs||vweek Last accessed 25052011
16 YahooFinancecom (2011) ldquoStandard Chart Heidelberger Druckm (GER)rdquo [Online]
25 May Available at httpdefinanceyahoocomqbcs=HDDDEampt=myampl=onampz=lampq=lampc=
Last accessed 25052011
~ 11 ~
ANNEX
Appendix 1 Balanced Scorecard 2004-2010
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) ldquoBalanced Scorecardrdquo Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwbinariesbinfilesdotcomenabout_usbalanced_scorecard_enpdf
Accessed 15052011
~ 12 ~
Appendix 2 Systems of Key Performance Indicators ndash Status Quo
Source Weber J Sandt J (2001) Erfolg durch Kennzahlen Neue empirische Erkenntnisse ndash p 22
~ 13 ~
Appendix 3 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Chart (01011998 ndash till now)
Source Wallstreet online (2011) ldquoHeidelberger Druckmaschinen Chartrdquo [Online] Available at
httpwwwwallstreet-onlinedeaktienheidelberger-druckmaschinen-aktiechartt3m||slines||aabs||vweek
Accessed 25052011 [1627]
~ 14 ~
Appendix 4 Five-year Overview (2000-2005)
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) The Figures Consolidated Financial Statements [Online]
Available at httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwbinariesbinfilesdotcomeninvestor_relationsreports2004-
05annual_report_0405pdf Accessed 25052011
~ 15 ~
Appendix 5 Five-year Overview (2004-2009)
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Annual Report 2008 2009 [Online] Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenbinariesfilesinvestor_relationsreports2008-
09090609_fs_0809_report_b94lu2_pdf Accessed 20052011
~ 16 ~
Appendix 6 Five-year Overview (2005-2010)
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Annual Report 2009 2010 [Online] Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenbinariesfilesinvestor_relationsreports2009-
10100630_annual_report_pdf Accessed 20052011
~ 17 ~
Appendix 7 Net Sales Cash Flow and Net Profit for Q1-Q3 20102011
Year Q1-Q3 20102011
Net Sales in millions 1883
Cash Flow in millions 26
Net Profit in millions -78
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Q3 Interim Financial Report 2010 2011 [Online]
Available at httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenbinariesfilesinvestor_relationsreports2010-
11110209_q3_1011_report_pdf Accessed 20052011
~ 3 ~
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In our todayrsquos world filled with rapid change and tremendous new opportunities no companyrsquos future is
secure unless it advances innovation in all aspects of its production process including management
accounting Thus the focus of this paper is on unique features benefits and costs of one innovative
controlling tool ndash the balanced scorecard ndash as experienced by Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG is a very innovative company that not only employs the balanced
scorecard but also constantly improves it Although it has incurred considerable installation and running costs
and is still more dependent on cyclical fluctuations than targeted it definitely benefits from the shorter
processes more accurate strategic and situational overview as well as the ability to meet customersrsquo needs
and expectations and to adapt faster to certain cyclical movements Moreover the corporation is able to keep
a position ahead of competition successfully following its strategies This is clearly a competitive advantage
and the benefits gained from the companyrsquos BSC-approach
1 Introduction
Innovation is an essential element for international companies to persist and operate successfully in a fast
changing business world Enterprises that want to stay alive should constantly promote innovative practices
in all aspects of production This definitely includes management accounting which is an indispensable part
of any production process Thus the aim of this paper is to evaluate one of the todayrsquos most innovative
controlling tools ndash the balanced scorecard (the BSC)
The balanced scorecard was introduced in an article of the Harvard Business Review 1992 written by Robert
S Kaplan and David P Norton1 It goes without saying that a lot of time has passed since then However
even today not so many companies use this instrument in their day-to-day business One of the brightest
German examples of an enterprise that probably employs this technique to its fullest advantage is
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (later referred to as Heidelberg)
Hence this report will examine how Heidelbergrsquos unique system differs from the common practices It will
further discuss the main costs and benefits of the system and will scrutinise the main ways the company
reports its good and bad experience internally and externally To deal with the above-mentioned problems the
paper will draw on various pieces of scientific literature such as books and journals as well as the companyrsquos
information and scholarly articles found online
1 See Schmeisser Clausen Popp Ennemann Drewicke (2011) p 194
~ 4 ~
2 The Balanced Scorecard at Heidelberg
Heidelberg was founded in 1850 and is a company focusing on the development and production of precision
printing presses equipment and supporting software Currently they have production sites in seven different
countries and over 250 sales offices worldwide that cover the needs of over 200000 customers The
companyrsquos workforce consisted of 16496 employees in the financial year 200910 and was able to earn
revenues amounting to euro2306 million2
In fact the enterprise introduced their first BSC already in 1995 as a part of a Total Quality Management
programme The programme aimed at implementing not only this new controlling tool but also SMART
Objectives and action plans in order to improve the strategic planning within the company3 Thus this move
was comparatively crucial for the organisation and was aimed at setting worldwide standards in the
development and production of high quality printing equipment with the key objective of profiting from the
companyrsquos worldwide reputation and competitive advantage It further wanted to sell a well-adapted and
broadly diversified range of products (well-suited to fit a various number of target groups) in the industrial
countries and in the emerging markets in order to further grow its market share4
As a matter of fact Heidelbergrsquos BSC follows the traditional scheme and encompasses the following four
perspectives financial customer-related internal business processes as well as learning and growth All the
four areas are interconnected and depend on one another Thus the financial aspect aims at evaluating the
companyrsquos strategy and its profitability increasing its value and share prices making Heidelberg less
dependent on economic fluctuations The customer-related perspective specifies the targeted segments in
terms of customers and markets and assesses how successful the enterprise is in them Heidelbergrsquos
preferences in this sphere are to become the partner of choice help to enhance effectiveness and add value to
print communication and production processes The organisation- and process-related projection concentrates
on internal business processes that should assist the company to realise its strategy and to refine its value by
becoming more customer-centric and functionally integrated as well as by providing tailored solutions
Finally the employees-related and innovation aspect specifies the firmrsquos goals concerning its performance
potential and internal capabilities They should be utilised by the company in order to be more successful and
flexible in todayrsquos highly competitive markets This includes life-long learning customer orientation
integrated culture as well as loyal energetic and creative workforce5 The balanced scorecard under
consideration was implemented for the period of seven years from 2004 till 2010 (see Appendix 1)
2 See Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG ndash Heidelberg (2011) httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenstartPage
Accessed 23052011 3 See Forum Balanced Scorecard (2010) httpwwwscorecarddebsc-einfuhrunganwender-berichte Accessed 24052011
4 See Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG ndash Heidelberg (2011) httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenstartPage
Accessed 24052011 5 See Horngren Datar Foster (2009) pp 493-494 and Appendix 1
~ 5 ~
3 The main advantages of the system and its key differences to the common practices
By implementing the BSC already at the end of 1995 Heidelberg was one of the first enterprises to make use of
this tool The companyrsquos approach to the BSC is also innovative in a sense that they use it in a very progressive
way Being able to learn from the past they constantly improve their BSC (an example might be their
introduction of BSC for 2004-2010 after the crisis of 2000) As a part of this ongoing learning process they also
improve their guidelines when implementing a new BSC This includes top-down execution making managers
responsible adapting planning and controlling instruments connecting rewarding system starting with 60-80
solutions and improving later on All in all they try to allow certain flexibility as well as to avoid conventional
practices software solutions and strictly interconnected key performance indicators (KPIs)6 Moreover since
2006 Heidelberg has been stating and communicating the firmrsquos environmental and sustainability goals by using
the BSC7 Further its experts as well as professionals from other organisations are now offering workshops and
seminars that are aimed at helping their customers with a successful implementation of their own BSCs8
However the company is very innovative not only because of being one of the first to employ the idea of the
BSC and constantly improving it It is also one of a few in Germany that apply the instrument in their business
In fact not many German organisations use the BSC For example the empirical study conducted by
Wissenschaftliche Hochschule fuumlr Unternehmensfuumlhrung in 2000 argues that only 7 of German enterprises of
various economic sectors apply the scheme (see Appendix 2)9 BrabaumlnderHilcherrsquos study of 2001 found out that
only around 16 of the companies they interviewed had already implemented the model and were using it10
Indeed most firms nowadays still prefer to have a classical system of KPIs to evaluate their effectiveness and
performance Although a lot of researchers identify the BSC with the classical KPI system and the former uses
the latter for its main aspects the two models are not 100 identical and have a number of differences
Firstly through the interdependence of the KPIs employed in any particular BSC the latter enables a better
information gathering and evaluation11
Moreover the BSC allows for flexibility and is very helpful in
understanding and realising the companyrsquos strategy while the classical model of KPIs has a focus on
monetary planning and control and has a fixed scheme for each enterprise that decides to apply it 12
Thus the BSC has a number of advantages over KPIs Firstly it is not limited to certain economic sectors or
companiesrsquo sizes Secondly empirical studies show that in most enterprises that use the classical KPI model
financial indicators usually overweigh non-financial ones when evaluating the companyrsquos effectiveness For
6 See Forum Balanced Scorecard (2010) httpwwwscorecarddebsc-einfuhrunganwender-berichte Accessed 25052011
7 See Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG ndash Heidelberg (2011) httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenstartPage
Accessed 15052011 8 See Management Circle (2009) httpwwwecg-consultingcompdfSeminare2010BSC20in20der20IT-Master-
2009-11-09pdf Accessed 24052011 9 See Weber Sandt (2001) p 22
10 See Schmeisser Clausen Popp Ennemann Drewicke (2011) p 33
11 See Weber Sandt (2001) p 19
12 See Horvath Kaufmann (1999) p 359
~ 6 ~
instance many firms often have more than 10 KPIs for evaluating their financial success and only 5 to assess
each non-financial aspect13
Arguably they do not have a rounded picture of their market position Hence the
BSC is better at balancing short-term and long-term development plans financial and non-financial perspectives
of the company as well as external and internal performance indicators It unites three different approaches ndash
value- market- and resource- based ndash and is founded on numeric as well as non-numeric information14
Another argument in favour of the BSC is that it focuses the organisation on a set of important indicators by
limiting the number of possible goals to 20 KPIs per a BSC15
In fact Heidelberg opts for having only 15
goals in its BSC of 2004-2010 The aims are almost equally divided among the four key projections and the
company employs three main KPIs for their assessment return on investment customer satisfaction and
personnel motivation indices16
Heidelberg is furthermore able to combine its controlling instrument with
other techniques and individual indicators that measure performance17
4 Costs and benefits of the system vivid in Heidelbergrsquos case
It goes without saying that any technique should be weighted in terms of the costs and benefits of its
implementation and usage Thus this chapter will look into the main advantages and expenses Heidelbergrsquos
BSC has provided or put the company into As far as costs are concerned one should not forget that
Heidelberg introduced the BSC of 1995 top-down in all departments Worldwide workforce consisting of
about 1000 managers and employees were involved in its development process Additionally the enterprise
was supported by PA Consulting Frankfurt and an internal international group of advisors All these
participants definitely put Heidelberg to expense as did software licensing installation testing evaluation
maintenance and upgrading later on18
As far as benefits are concerned the BSC has constantly given the company a good overview of its current
situation and has simultaneously highlighted its main objectives Heidelberg has known exactly what they
had to focus on and improve regarding their financial independence of cyclical fluctuations organisational
structure and customer service They have always been able to react and change more quickly than most of
their rivals and have therefore managed to stay ahead of competition
For example after the introduction of the Total Quality Management measures in 1995 Heidelbergrsquos stock
price started to rise from about euro40 and reached its peak of euro70 in May 2000 Unfortunately in 2000 the
13
See Weber Sandt (2001) pp 12-13 14
See Schmeisser Clausen Popp Ennemann Drewicke (2011) pp 31-32 15
See Horvath Kaufmann (1999) p 359 16
See Forum Balanced Scorecard (2010) httpwwwscorecarddebsc-einfuhrunganwender-berichte Accessed 25052011 17
See Horvath Kaufmann (1999) p 359 18
See Forum Balanced Scorecard (2010) httpwwwscorecarddebsc-einfuhrunganwender-berichte Accessed 25052011
~ 7 ~
financial crisis started and the corporation was heavily affected As a result their stock prices fell to a trough
of about euro15 in February 2003 (see Appendix 3) Their net profit decreased from euro283 million in the financial
year 20002001 to euro-695 million in 20032004 (see Appendix 4)
Heidelberg learnt a lot from this lesson and as a consequence introduced new measures including their new BSC
with the goals and strategies for period 2004-2010 (see Appendix 1) Already one year later they had a net profit
of euro59 million (see Appendix 5) Furthermore from February 2003 onwards the company continuously
recovered as far as its stock price is concerned and reached a mid-term high of euro40 in 2006 (see Appendix 3)
Although the recovery was quite successful Heidelberg did not manage to reach its goal of being
independent of any economic cycles As before the company was severely impacted by the recent financial
crisis The stock fell to a historical low of euro3 (see Appendix 3) indicating that the sought benefits had not
been achieved Having a net profit of euro263 million in 20062007 the company had a net loss of euro249
million in 20082009 (see Appendix 5)
Again Heidelberg reacted quickly with several cost cutting measures This led to a reduction in costs of
more than euro100 million Additionally they started to observe more accurately the developments of key
figures as sales profit margins EBIT and free cash flow They also lowered the break-even point of sales
to euro25 billion Furthermore Heidelberg restructured its organisation by introducing three divisions
Heidelberg Equipment Heidelberg Services and Heidelberg Financial Services This aimed at shortening
planning time enabling an easier adaptation to any changes in the marketplace19
Despite the incurred huge
losses Heidelberg has managed to lower its negative profit to euro-78 million during the first three quarters of
the current financial year20
(see Appendix 7)
It is conspicuous that Heidelberg has managed to keep its competitive advantages of being a high quality
producer and the sole supplier that offers comprehensive and high standard services from maintenance to
consulting the one that can recover faster and show positive figures already after a relatively short period
of time This is clearly an improvement in the area of management and organisation Moreover they have
cut the reaction time enhanced the speed of processes and their decision-making Persuading the existing
and potential customers by an outstanding service offering expertise and technological lead is also part of
their success that helps them to keep up with the challenge The BSC of 2004-2010 is one of the reasons
why Heidelberg is able to successfully keep their leading position ahead of competition and react
immediately to any changes in the economy
19
See Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Accessed 15052011 20
Compare It was euro-229 million last year (see Appendix 6)
~ 8 ~
5 Internal and external reporting
Heidelberg uses both forms of reporting for its BSC external and internal On the one hand the company
gives information about their unique system in its annual and sustainability reports On the other hand the
enterprise uses the BSC to agree on and communicate essential aims and project results responsibilities and
appointments inside the business BSCs are pinned up on the walls of offices and factories and are visible for
everybody Employeesrsquo discussions are held regularly to define and answer the main questions for each
worker including their contribution forms and results of evaluation ways to learn and improve21
Moreover a constant expansion and support of networks within the company assures a better communication
and a more effective cooperation of the companyrsquos workforce Keeping in mind that the BSC is not a tool to
patronise employees but a means to strengthen competences in the lower levels Heidelberg uses the tool for
decentralisation purposes Consequently the enterprisersquos units and subsidiaries scattered worldwide have the
possibility to decide by themselves what standards are needed in their BSCs and how to achieve them22
6 Conclusion
From the above discussion it is obvious that Heidelberg is a very innovative company not only employing the
BSC-tool but also constantly improving it This is one of the reasons why it still manages to keep a position
ahead of competition successfully following its goals and strategies Although it is still more dependent on
cyclical fluctuations than could be wished for it definitely benefits from its shorter processes more accurate
strategic and situational overview as well as its ability to meet customersrsquo needs and expectations and to
adapt faster to certain cyclical movements This is clearly a competitive advantage and the benefits gained
from the BSC-implementation
21
See Fischer (1999) httpwwwmanager-magazindemagazinartikel028284302800html Accessed 23052011 22
See loc cit
~ 9 ~
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
1 Ehrmann H (2007) Kompakt-Training Balanced Scorecard 4th edition Kiehl ndash 224 pp
2 Graumann M (2011) Controlling DW-Verlag ndash 831 pp
3 Horngren Ch T Datar S M Foster G (2009) Cost Accounting a Managerial Emphasis 13th
edition international edition Pearson Prentice Hall ndash 896 pp
4 Horvath P Kaufmann L (1999) ldquoBeschleunigung und Ausgewogenheit im strategischen
Managementprozeszlig ndash Strategieumsetzung mit Balanced Scorecardrdquo in Hahn D Taylor B (eds)
Strategische Unternehmensplanung ndash Strategische Unternehmensfuumlhrung ndash Stand und
Entwicklungstendenzen 8th edition Physica-Verlag 1999 ndash pp 354-369
5 Hungenberg H (2011) Strategisches Management in Unternehmen Ziele Prozesse Verfahren
Gabler Verlag ndash 500 pp
6 Schmeisser W Clausen L Popp R Ennemann C Drewicke O (2011) Controlling and Berlin
Balanced Scorecard Approach Odenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag GmbH ndash 286 pp
7 Weber J Sandt J (2001) Erfolg durch Kennzahlen Neue empirische Erkenntnisse Vallendar ndash 36 pp
Journals
8 Fischer O (1999) ldquoBalanced Scorecard Alles auf eine Karteldquo in Manager Magazin [Online] 19
November Available at httpwwwmanager-magazindemagazinartikel028284302800html
Last accessed 25052011
The Companyrsquos Resources
9 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG ndash Heidelberg (2011) Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenstartPage
10 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2008) ldquoHeidelberg Predicts Difficult Market Conditions and
Adopts Comprehensive Package of Measures to Enhance the Cost Structurerdquo [Online]
7 October Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlencontentarticlespress_loungecompanygeneral080710_m
easures Accessed 15052011
~ 10 ~
Online Resources
11 Balanced Scorecard Institute (2011) Available at httpwwwbalancedscorecardorg Last accessed
25052011
12 Forum Balanced Scorecard (2010) ldquoAnwender-Berichterdquo [Online] Available at
httpwwwscorecarddebsc-einfuhrunganwender-berichte Last accessed 25052011
13 Management Circle (2009) ldquoBalanced Scorecard in der IT So setzen Sie Ihre IT-Ziele mit konkreten
Kennzahlen umrdquo [Online] 9 November Available at httpwwwecg-
consultingcompdfSeminare2010BSC20in20der20IT-Master-2009-11-09pdf Last accessed
25052011
14 Reference for Business (2011) ldquoBalanced Scorecardrdquo in Encyclopedia of Business 2nd
edition
[Online] Available at httpwwwreferenceforbusinesscomencyclopediaAssem-BrazBalanced-
Scorecardhtml Last accessed 25052011
15 Wallstreet online (2011) ldquoHeidelberger Druckmaschinen Chartrdquo [Online] Available at
httpwwwwallstreet-onlinedeaktienheidelberger-druckmaschinen-
aktiechartt3m||slines||aabs||vweek Last accessed 25052011
16 YahooFinancecom (2011) ldquoStandard Chart Heidelberger Druckm (GER)rdquo [Online]
25 May Available at httpdefinanceyahoocomqbcs=HDDDEampt=myampl=onampz=lampq=lampc=
Last accessed 25052011
~ 11 ~
ANNEX
Appendix 1 Balanced Scorecard 2004-2010
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) ldquoBalanced Scorecardrdquo Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwbinariesbinfilesdotcomenabout_usbalanced_scorecard_enpdf
Accessed 15052011
~ 12 ~
Appendix 2 Systems of Key Performance Indicators ndash Status Quo
Source Weber J Sandt J (2001) Erfolg durch Kennzahlen Neue empirische Erkenntnisse ndash p 22
~ 13 ~
Appendix 3 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Chart (01011998 ndash till now)
Source Wallstreet online (2011) ldquoHeidelberger Druckmaschinen Chartrdquo [Online] Available at
httpwwwwallstreet-onlinedeaktienheidelberger-druckmaschinen-aktiechartt3m||slines||aabs||vweek
Accessed 25052011 [1627]
~ 14 ~
Appendix 4 Five-year Overview (2000-2005)
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) The Figures Consolidated Financial Statements [Online]
Available at httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwbinariesbinfilesdotcomeninvestor_relationsreports2004-
05annual_report_0405pdf Accessed 25052011
~ 15 ~
Appendix 5 Five-year Overview (2004-2009)
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Annual Report 2008 2009 [Online] Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenbinariesfilesinvestor_relationsreports2008-
09090609_fs_0809_report_b94lu2_pdf Accessed 20052011
~ 16 ~
Appendix 6 Five-year Overview (2005-2010)
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Annual Report 2009 2010 [Online] Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenbinariesfilesinvestor_relationsreports2009-
10100630_annual_report_pdf Accessed 20052011
~ 17 ~
Appendix 7 Net Sales Cash Flow and Net Profit for Q1-Q3 20102011
Year Q1-Q3 20102011
Net Sales in millions 1883
Cash Flow in millions 26
Net Profit in millions -78
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Q3 Interim Financial Report 2010 2011 [Online]
Available at httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenbinariesfilesinvestor_relationsreports2010-
11110209_q3_1011_report_pdf Accessed 20052011
~ 4 ~
2 The Balanced Scorecard at Heidelberg
Heidelberg was founded in 1850 and is a company focusing on the development and production of precision
printing presses equipment and supporting software Currently they have production sites in seven different
countries and over 250 sales offices worldwide that cover the needs of over 200000 customers The
companyrsquos workforce consisted of 16496 employees in the financial year 200910 and was able to earn
revenues amounting to euro2306 million2
In fact the enterprise introduced their first BSC already in 1995 as a part of a Total Quality Management
programme The programme aimed at implementing not only this new controlling tool but also SMART
Objectives and action plans in order to improve the strategic planning within the company3 Thus this move
was comparatively crucial for the organisation and was aimed at setting worldwide standards in the
development and production of high quality printing equipment with the key objective of profiting from the
companyrsquos worldwide reputation and competitive advantage It further wanted to sell a well-adapted and
broadly diversified range of products (well-suited to fit a various number of target groups) in the industrial
countries and in the emerging markets in order to further grow its market share4
As a matter of fact Heidelbergrsquos BSC follows the traditional scheme and encompasses the following four
perspectives financial customer-related internal business processes as well as learning and growth All the
four areas are interconnected and depend on one another Thus the financial aspect aims at evaluating the
companyrsquos strategy and its profitability increasing its value and share prices making Heidelberg less
dependent on economic fluctuations The customer-related perspective specifies the targeted segments in
terms of customers and markets and assesses how successful the enterprise is in them Heidelbergrsquos
preferences in this sphere are to become the partner of choice help to enhance effectiveness and add value to
print communication and production processes The organisation- and process-related projection concentrates
on internal business processes that should assist the company to realise its strategy and to refine its value by
becoming more customer-centric and functionally integrated as well as by providing tailored solutions
Finally the employees-related and innovation aspect specifies the firmrsquos goals concerning its performance
potential and internal capabilities They should be utilised by the company in order to be more successful and
flexible in todayrsquos highly competitive markets This includes life-long learning customer orientation
integrated culture as well as loyal energetic and creative workforce5 The balanced scorecard under
consideration was implemented for the period of seven years from 2004 till 2010 (see Appendix 1)
2 See Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG ndash Heidelberg (2011) httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenstartPage
Accessed 23052011 3 See Forum Balanced Scorecard (2010) httpwwwscorecarddebsc-einfuhrunganwender-berichte Accessed 24052011
4 See Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG ndash Heidelberg (2011) httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenstartPage
Accessed 24052011 5 See Horngren Datar Foster (2009) pp 493-494 and Appendix 1
~ 5 ~
3 The main advantages of the system and its key differences to the common practices
By implementing the BSC already at the end of 1995 Heidelberg was one of the first enterprises to make use of
this tool The companyrsquos approach to the BSC is also innovative in a sense that they use it in a very progressive
way Being able to learn from the past they constantly improve their BSC (an example might be their
introduction of BSC for 2004-2010 after the crisis of 2000) As a part of this ongoing learning process they also
improve their guidelines when implementing a new BSC This includes top-down execution making managers
responsible adapting planning and controlling instruments connecting rewarding system starting with 60-80
solutions and improving later on All in all they try to allow certain flexibility as well as to avoid conventional
practices software solutions and strictly interconnected key performance indicators (KPIs)6 Moreover since
2006 Heidelberg has been stating and communicating the firmrsquos environmental and sustainability goals by using
the BSC7 Further its experts as well as professionals from other organisations are now offering workshops and
seminars that are aimed at helping their customers with a successful implementation of their own BSCs8
However the company is very innovative not only because of being one of the first to employ the idea of the
BSC and constantly improving it It is also one of a few in Germany that apply the instrument in their business
In fact not many German organisations use the BSC For example the empirical study conducted by
Wissenschaftliche Hochschule fuumlr Unternehmensfuumlhrung in 2000 argues that only 7 of German enterprises of
various economic sectors apply the scheme (see Appendix 2)9 BrabaumlnderHilcherrsquos study of 2001 found out that
only around 16 of the companies they interviewed had already implemented the model and were using it10
Indeed most firms nowadays still prefer to have a classical system of KPIs to evaluate their effectiveness and
performance Although a lot of researchers identify the BSC with the classical KPI system and the former uses
the latter for its main aspects the two models are not 100 identical and have a number of differences
Firstly through the interdependence of the KPIs employed in any particular BSC the latter enables a better
information gathering and evaluation11
Moreover the BSC allows for flexibility and is very helpful in
understanding and realising the companyrsquos strategy while the classical model of KPIs has a focus on
monetary planning and control and has a fixed scheme for each enterprise that decides to apply it 12
Thus the BSC has a number of advantages over KPIs Firstly it is not limited to certain economic sectors or
companiesrsquo sizes Secondly empirical studies show that in most enterprises that use the classical KPI model
financial indicators usually overweigh non-financial ones when evaluating the companyrsquos effectiveness For
6 See Forum Balanced Scorecard (2010) httpwwwscorecarddebsc-einfuhrunganwender-berichte Accessed 25052011
7 See Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG ndash Heidelberg (2011) httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenstartPage
Accessed 15052011 8 See Management Circle (2009) httpwwwecg-consultingcompdfSeminare2010BSC20in20der20IT-Master-
2009-11-09pdf Accessed 24052011 9 See Weber Sandt (2001) p 22
10 See Schmeisser Clausen Popp Ennemann Drewicke (2011) p 33
11 See Weber Sandt (2001) p 19
12 See Horvath Kaufmann (1999) p 359
~ 6 ~
instance many firms often have more than 10 KPIs for evaluating their financial success and only 5 to assess
each non-financial aspect13
Arguably they do not have a rounded picture of their market position Hence the
BSC is better at balancing short-term and long-term development plans financial and non-financial perspectives
of the company as well as external and internal performance indicators It unites three different approaches ndash
value- market- and resource- based ndash and is founded on numeric as well as non-numeric information14
Another argument in favour of the BSC is that it focuses the organisation on a set of important indicators by
limiting the number of possible goals to 20 KPIs per a BSC15
In fact Heidelberg opts for having only 15
goals in its BSC of 2004-2010 The aims are almost equally divided among the four key projections and the
company employs three main KPIs for their assessment return on investment customer satisfaction and
personnel motivation indices16
Heidelberg is furthermore able to combine its controlling instrument with
other techniques and individual indicators that measure performance17
4 Costs and benefits of the system vivid in Heidelbergrsquos case
It goes without saying that any technique should be weighted in terms of the costs and benefits of its
implementation and usage Thus this chapter will look into the main advantages and expenses Heidelbergrsquos
BSC has provided or put the company into As far as costs are concerned one should not forget that
Heidelberg introduced the BSC of 1995 top-down in all departments Worldwide workforce consisting of
about 1000 managers and employees were involved in its development process Additionally the enterprise
was supported by PA Consulting Frankfurt and an internal international group of advisors All these
participants definitely put Heidelberg to expense as did software licensing installation testing evaluation
maintenance and upgrading later on18
As far as benefits are concerned the BSC has constantly given the company a good overview of its current
situation and has simultaneously highlighted its main objectives Heidelberg has known exactly what they
had to focus on and improve regarding their financial independence of cyclical fluctuations organisational
structure and customer service They have always been able to react and change more quickly than most of
their rivals and have therefore managed to stay ahead of competition
For example after the introduction of the Total Quality Management measures in 1995 Heidelbergrsquos stock
price started to rise from about euro40 and reached its peak of euro70 in May 2000 Unfortunately in 2000 the
13
See Weber Sandt (2001) pp 12-13 14
See Schmeisser Clausen Popp Ennemann Drewicke (2011) pp 31-32 15
See Horvath Kaufmann (1999) p 359 16
See Forum Balanced Scorecard (2010) httpwwwscorecarddebsc-einfuhrunganwender-berichte Accessed 25052011 17
See Horvath Kaufmann (1999) p 359 18
See Forum Balanced Scorecard (2010) httpwwwscorecarddebsc-einfuhrunganwender-berichte Accessed 25052011
~ 7 ~
financial crisis started and the corporation was heavily affected As a result their stock prices fell to a trough
of about euro15 in February 2003 (see Appendix 3) Their net profit decreased from euro283 million in the financial
year 20002001 to euro-695 million in 20032004 (see Appendix 4)
Heidelberg learnt a lot from this lesson and as a consequence introduced new measures including their new BSC
with the goals and strategies for period 2004-2010 (see Appendix 1) Already one year later they had a net profit
of euro59 million (see Appendix 5) Furthermore from February 2003 onwards the company continuously
recovered as far as its stock price is concerned and reached a mid-term high of euro40 in 2006 (see Appendix 3)
Although the recovery was quite successful Heidelberg did not manage to reach its goal of being
independent of any economic cycles As before the company was severely impacted by the recent financial
crisis The stock fell to a historical low of euro3 (see Appendix 3) indicating that the sought benefits had not
been achieved Having a net profit of euro263 million in 20062007 the company had a net loss of euro249
million in 20082009 (see Appendix 5)
Again Heidelberg reacted quickly with several cost cutting measures This led to a reduction in costs of
more than euro100 million Additionally they started to observe more accurately the developments of key
figures as sales profit margins EBIT and free cash flow They also lowered the break-even point of sales
to euro25 billion Furthermore Heidelberg restructured its organisation by introducing three divisions
Heidelberg Equipment Heidelberg Services and Heidelberg Financial Services This aimed at shortening
planning time enabling an easier adaptation to any changes in the marketplace19
Despite the incurred huge
losses Heidelberg has managed to lower its negative profit to euro-78 million during the first three quarters of
the current financial year20
(see Appendix 7)
It is conspicuous that Heidelberg has managed to keep its competitive advantages of being a high quality
producer and the sole supplier that offers comprehensive and high standard services from maintenance to
consulting the one that can recover faster and show positive figures already after a relatively short period
of time This is clearly an improvement in the area of management and organisation Moreover they have
cut the reaction time enhanced the speed of processes and their decision-making Persuading the existing
and potential customers by an outstanding service offering expertise and technological lead is also part of
their success that helps them to keep up with the challenge The BSC of 2004-2010 is one of the reasons
why Heidelberg is able to successfully keep their leading position ahead of competition and react
immediately to any changes in the economy
19
See Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Accessed 15052011 20
Compare It was euro-229 million last year (see Appendix 6)
~ 8 ~
5 Internal and external reporting
Heidelberg uses both forms of reporting for its BSC external and internal On the one hand the company
gives information about their unique system in its annual and sustainability reports On the other hand the
enterprise uses the BSC to agree on and communicate essential aims and project results responsibilities and
appointments inside the business BSCs are pinned up on the walls of offices and factories and are visible for
everybody Employeesrsquo discussions are held regularly to define and answer the main questions for each
worker including their contribution forms and results of evaluation ways to learn and improve21
Moreover a constant expansion and support of networks within the company assures a better communication
and a more effective cooperation of the companyrsquos workforce Keeping in mind that the BSC is not a tool to
patronise employees but a means to strengthen competences in the lower levels Heidelberg uses the tool for
decentralisation purposes Consequently the enterprisersquos units and subsidiaries scattered worldwide have the
possibility to decide by themselves what standards are needed in their BSCs and how to achieve them22
6 Conclusion
From the above discussion it is obvious that Heidelberg is a very innovative company not only employing the
BSC-tool but also constantly improving it This is one of the reasons why it still manages to keep a position
ahead of competition successfully following its goals and strategies Although it is still more dependent on
cyclical fluctuations than could be wished for it definitely benefits from its shorter processes more accurate
strategic and situational overview as well as its ability to meet customersrsquo needs and expectations and to
adapt faster to certain cyclical movements This is clearly a competitive advantage and the benefits gained
from the BSC-implementation
21
See Fischer (1999) httpwwwmanager-magazindemagazinartikel028284302800html Accessed 23052011 22
See loc cit
~ 9 ~
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
1 Ehrmann H (2007) Kompakt-Training Balanced Scorecard 4th edition Kiehl ndash 224 pp
2 Graumann M (2011) Controlling DW-Verlag ndash 831 pp
3 Horngren Ch T Datar S M Foster G (2009) Cost Accounting a Managerial Emphasis 13th
edition international edition Pearson Prentice Hall ndash 896 pp
4 Horvath P Kaufmann L (1999) ldquoBeschleunigung und Ausgewogenheit im strategischen
Managementprozeszlig ndash Strategieumsetzung mit Balanced Scorecardrdquo in Hahn D Taylor B (eds)
Strategische Unternehmensplanung ndash Strategische Unternehmensfuumlhrung ndash Stand und
Entwicklungstendenzen 8th edition Physica-Verlag 1999 ndash pp 354-369
5 Hungenberg H (2011) Strategisches Management in Unternehmen Ziele Prozesse Verfahren
Gabler Verlag ndash 500 pp
6 Schmeisser W Clausen L Popp R Ennemann C Drewicke O (2011) Controlling and Berlin
Balanced Scorecard Approach Odenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag GmbH ndash 286 pp
7 Weber J Sandt J (2001) Erfolg durch Kennzahlen Neue empirische Erkenntnisse Vallendar ndash 36 pp
Journals
8 Fischer O (1999) ldquoBalanced Scorecard Alles auf eine Karteldquo in Manager Magazin [Online] 19
November Available at httpwwwmanager-magazindemagazinartikel028284302800html
Last accessed 25052011
The Companyrsquos Resources
9 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG ndash Heidelberg (2011) Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenstartPage
10 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2008) ldquoHeidelberg Predicts Difficult Market Conditions and
Adopts Comprehensive Package of Measures to Enhance the Cost Structurerdquo [Online]
7 October Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlencontentarticlespress_loungecompanygeneral080710_m
easures Accessed 15052011
~ 10 ~
Online Resources
11 Balanced Scorecard Institute (2011) Available at httpwwwbalancedscorecardorg Last accessed
25052011
12 Forum Balanced Scorecard (2010) ldquoAnwender-Berichterdquo [Online] Available at
httpwwwscorecarddebsc-einfuhrunganwender-berichte Last accessed 25052011
13 Management Circle (2009) ldquoBalanced Scorecard in der IT So setzen Sie Ihre IT-Ziele mit konkreten
Kennzahlen umrdquo [Online] 9 November Available at httpwwwecg-
consultingcompdfSeminare2010BSC20in20der20IT-Master-2009-11-09pdf Last accessed
25052011
14 Reference for Business (2011) ldquoBalanced Scorecardrdquo in Encyclopedia of Business 2nd
edition
[Online] Available at httpwwwreferenceforbusinesscomencyclopediaAssem-BrazBalanced-
Scorecardhtml Last accessed 25052011
15 Wallstreet online (2011) ldquoHeidelberger Druckmaschinen Chartrdquo [Online] Available at
httpwwwwallstreet-onlinedeaktienheidelberger-druckmaschinen-
aktiechartt3m||slines||aabs||vweek Last accessed 25052011
16 YahooFinancecom (2011) ldquoStandard Chart Heidelberger Druckm (GER)rdquo [Online]
25 May Available at httpdefinanceyahoocomqbcs=HDDDEampt=myampl=onampz=lampq=lampc=
Last accessed 25052011
~ 11 ~
ANNEX
Appendix 1 Balanced Scorecard 2004-2010
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) ldquoBalanced Scorecardrdquo Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwbinariesbinfilesdotcomenabout_usbalanced_scorecard_enpdf
Accessed 15052011
~ 12 ~
Appendix 2 Systems of Key Performance Indicators ndash Status Quo
Source Weber J Sandt J (2001) Erfolg durch Kennzahlen Neue empirische Erkenntnisse ndash p 22
~ 13 ~
Appendix 3 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Chart (01011998 ndash till now)
Source Wallstreet online (2011) ldquoHeidelberger Druckmaschinen Chartrdquo [Online] Available at
httpwwwwallstreet-onlinedeaktienheidelberger-druckmaschinen-aktiechartt3m||slines||aabs||vweek
Accessed 25052011 [1627]
~ 14 ~
Appendix 4 Five-year Overview (2000-2005)
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) The Figures Consolidated Financial Statements [Online]
Available at httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwbinariesbinfilesdotcomeninvestor_relationsreports2004-
05annual_report_0405pdf Accessed 25052011
~ 15 ~
Appendix 5 Five-year Overview (2004-2009)
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Annual Report 2008 2009 [Online] Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenbinariesfilesinvestor_relationsreports2008-
09090609_fs_0809_report_b94lu2_pdf Accessed 20052011
~ 16 ~
Appendix 6 Five-year Overview (2005-2010)
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Annual Report 2009 2010 [Online] Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenbinariesfilesinvestor_relationsreports2009-
10100630_annual_report_pdf Accessed 20052011
~ 17 ~
Appendix 7 Net Sales Cash Flow and Net Profit for Q1-Q3 20102011
Year Q1-Q3 20102011
Net Sales in millions 1883
Cash Flow in millions 26
Net Profit in millions -78
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Q3 Interim Financial Report 2010 2011 [Online]
Available at httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenbinariesfilesinvestor_relationsreports2010-
11110209_q3_1011_report_pdf Accessed 20052011
~ 5 ~
3 The main advantages of the system and its key differences to the common practices
By implementing the BSC already at the end of 1995 Heidelberg was one of the first enterprises to make use of
this tool The companyrsquos approach to the BSC is also innovative in a sense that they use it in a very progressive
way Being able to learn from the past they constantly improve their BSC (an example might be their
introduction of BSC for 2004-2010 after the crisis of 2000) As a part of this ongoing learning process they also
improve their guidelines when implementing a new BSC This includes top-down execution making managers
responsible adapting planning and controlling instruments connecting rewarding system starting with 60-80
solutions and improving later on All in all they try to allow certain flexibility as well as to avoid conventional
practices software solutions and strictly interconnected key performance indicators (KPIs)6 Moreover since
2006 Heidelberg has been stating and communicating the firmrsquos environmental and sustainability goals by using
the BSC7 Further its experts as well as professionals from other organisations are now offering workshops and
seminars that are aimed at helping their customers with a successful implementation of their own BSCs8
However the company is very innovative not only because of being one of the first to employ the idea of the
BSC and constantly improving it It is also one of a few in Germany that apply the instrument in their business
In fact not many German organisations use the BSC For example the empirical study conducted by
Wissenschaftliche Hochschule fuumlr Unternehmensfuumlhrung in 2000 argues that only 7 of German enterprises of
various economic sectors apply the scheme (see Appendix 2)9 BrabaumlnderHilcherrsquos study of 2001 found out that
only around 16 of the companies they interviewed had already implemented the model and were using it10
Indeed most firms nowadays still prefer to have a classical system of KPIs to evaluate their effectiveness and
performance Although a lot of researchers identify the BSC with the classical KPI system and the former uses
the latter for its main aspects the two models are not 100 identical and have a number of differences
Firstly through the interdependence of the KPIs employed in any particular BSC the latter enables a better
information gathering and evaluation11
Moreover the BSC allows for flexibility and is very helpful in
understanding and realising the companyrsquos strategy while the classical model of KPIs has a focus on
monetary planning and control and has a fixed scheme for each enterprise that decides to apply it 12
Thus the BSC has a number of advantages over KPIs Firstly it is not limited to certain economic sectors or
companiesrsquo sizes Secondly empirical studies show that in most enterprises that use the classical KPI model
financial indicators usually overweigh non-financial ones when evaluating the companyrsquos effectiveness For
6 See Forum Balanced Scorecard (2010) httpwwwscorecarddebsc-einfuhrunganwender-berichte Accessed 25052011
7 See Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG ndash Heidelberg (2011) httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenstartPage
Accessed 15052011 8 See Management Circle (2009) httpwwwecg-consultingcompdfSeminare2010BSC20in20der20IT-Master-
2009-11-09pdf Accessed 24052011 9 See Weber Sandt (2001) p 22
10 See Schmeisser Clausen Popp Ennemann Drewicke (2011) p 33
11 See Weber Sandt (2001) p 19
12 See Horvath Kaufmann (1999) p 359
~ 6 ~
instance many firms often have more than 10 KPIs for evaluating their financial success and only 5 to assess
each non-financial aspect13
Arguably they do not have a rounded picture of their market position Hence the
BSC is better at balancing short-term and long-term development plans financial and non-financial perspectives
of the company as well as external and internal performance indicators It unites three different approaches ndash
value- market- and resource- based ndash and is founded on numeric as well as non-numeric information14
Another argument in favour of the BSC is that it focuses the organisation on a set of important indicators by
limiting the number of possible goals to 20 KPIs per a BSC15
In fact Heidelberg opts for having only 15
goals in its BSC of 2004-2010 The aims are almost equally divided among the four key projections and the
company employs three main KPIs for their assessment return on investment customer satisfaction and
personnel motivation indices16
Heidelberg is furthermore able to combine its controlling instrument with
other techniques and individual indicators that measure performance17
4 Costs and benefits of the system vivid in Heidelbergrsquos case
It goes without saying that any technique should be weighted in terms of the costs and benefits of its
implementation and usage Thus this chapter will look into the main advantages and expenses Heidelbergrsquos
BSC has provided or put the company into As far as costs are concerned one should not forget that
Heidelberg introduced the BSC of 1995 top-down in all departments Worldwide workforce consisting of
about 1000 managers and employees were involved in its development process Additionally the enterprise
was supported by PA Consulting Frankfurt and an internal international group of advisors All these
participants definitely put Heidelberg to expense as did software licensing installation testing evaluation
maintenance and upgrading later on18
As far as benefits are concerned the BSC has constantly given the company a good overview of its current
situation and has simultaneously highlighted its main objectives Heidelberg has known exactly what they
had to focus on and improve regarding their financial independence of cyclical fluctuations organisational
structure and customer service They have always been able to react and change more quickly than most of
their rivals and have therefore managed to stay ahead of competition
For example after the introduction of the Total Quality Management measures in 1995 Heidelbergrsquos stock
price started to rise from about euro40 and reached its peak of euro70 in May 2000 Unfortunately in 2000 the
13
See Weber Sandt (2001) pp 12-13 14
See Schmeisser Clausen Popp Ennemann Drewicke (2011) pp 31-32 15
See Horvath Kaufmann (1999) p 359 16
See Forum Balanced Scorecard (2010) httpwwwscorecarddebsc-einfuhrunganwender-berichte Accessed 25052011 17
See Horvath Kaufmann (1999) p 359 18
See Forum Balanced Scorecard (2010) httpwwwscorecarddebsc-einfuhrunganwender-berichte Accessed 25052011
~ 7 ~
financial crisis started and the corporation was heavily affected As a result their stock prices fell to a trough
of about euro15 in February 2003 (see Appendix 3) Their net profit decreased from euro283 million in the financial
year 20002001 to euro-695 million in 20032004 (see Appendix 4)
Heidelberg learnt a lot from this lesson and as a consequence introduced new measures including their new BSC
with the goals and strategies for period 2004-2010 (see Appendix 1) Already one year later they had a net profit
of euro59 million (see Appendix 5) Furthermore from February 2003 onwards the company continuously
recovered as far as its stock price is concerned and reached a mid-term high of euro40 in 2006 (see Appendix 3)
Although the recovery was quite successful Heidelberg did not manage to reach its goal of being
independent of any economic cycles As before the company was severely impacted by the recent financial
crisis The stock fell to a historical low of euro3 (see Appendix 3) indicating that the sought benefits had not
been achieved Having a net profit of euro263 million in 20062007 the company had a net loss of euro249
million in 20082009 (see Appendix 5)
Again Heidelberg reacted quickly with several cost cutting measures This led to a reduction in costs of
more than euro100 million Additionally they started to observe more accurately the developments of key
figures as sales profit margins EBIT and free cash flow They also lowered the break-even point of sales
to euro25 billion Furthermore Heidelberg restructured its organisation by introducing three divisions
Heidelberg Equipment Heidelberg Services and Heidelberg Financial Services This aimed at shortening
planning time enabling an easier adaptation to any changes in the marketplace19
Despite the incurred huge
losses Heidelberg has managed to lower its negative profit to euro-78 million during the first three quarters of
the current financial year20
(see Appendix 7)
It is conspicuous that Heidelberg has managed to keep its competitive advantages of being a high quality
producer and the sole supplier that offers comprehensive and high standard services from maintenance to
consulting the one that can recover faster and show positive figures already after a relatively short period
of time This is clearly an improvement in the area of management and organisation Moreover they have
cut the reaction time enhanced the speed of processes and their decision-making Persuading the existing
and potential customers by an outstanding service offering expertise and technological lead is also part of
their success that helps them to keep up with the challenge The BSC of 2004-2010 is one of the reasons
why Heidelberg is able to successfully keep their leading position ahead of competition and react
immediately to any changes in the economy
19
See Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Accessed 15052011 20
Compare It was euro-229 million last year (see Appendix 6)
~ 8 ~
5 Internal and external reporting
Heidelberg uses both forms of reporting for its BSC external and internal On the one hand the company
gives information about their unique system in its annual and sustainability reports On the other hand the
enterprise uses the BSC to agree on and communicate essential aims and project results responsibilities and
appointments inside the business BSCs are pinned up on the walls of offices and factories and are visible for
everybody Employeesrsquo discussions are held regularly to define and answer the main questions for each
worker including their contribution forms and results of evaluation ways to learn and improve21
Moreover a constant expansion and support of networks within the company assures a better communication
and a more effective cooperation of the companyrsquos workforce Keeping in mind that the BSC is not a tool to
patronise employees but a means to strengthen competences in the lower levels Heidelberg uses the tool for
decentralisation purposes Consequently the enterprisersquos units and subsidiaries scattered worldwide have the
possibility to decide by themselves what standards are needed in their BSCs and how to achieve them22
6 Conclusion
From the above discussion it is obvious that Heidelberg is a very innovative company not only employing the
BSC-tool but also constantly improving it This is one of the reasons why it still manages to keep a position
ahead of competition successfully following its goals and strategies Although it is still more dependent on
cyclical fluctuations than could be wished for it definitely benefits from its shorter processes more accurate
strategic and situational overview as well as its ability to meet customersrsquo needs and expectations and to
adapt faster to certain cyclical movements This is clearly a competitive advantage and the benefits gained
from the BSC-implementation
21
See Fischer (1999) httpwwwmanager-magazindemagazinartikel028284302800html Accessed 23052011 22
See loc cit
~ 9 ~
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
1 Ehrmann H (2007) Kompakt-Training Balanced Scorecard 4th edition Kiehl ndash 224 pp
2 Graumann M (2011) Controlling DW-Verlag ndash 831 pp
3 Horngren Ch T Datar S M Foster G (2009) Cost Accounting a Managerial Emphasis 13th
edition international edition Pearson Prentice Hall ndash 896 pp
4 Horvath P Kaufmann L (1999) ldquoBeschleunigung und Ausgewogenheit im strategischen
Managementprozeszlig ndash Strategieumsetzung mit Balanced Scorecardrdquo in Hahn D Taylor B (eds)
Strategische Unternehmensplanung ndash Strategische Unternehmensfuumlhrung ndash Stand und
Entwicklungstendenzen 8th edition Physica-Verlag 1999 ndash pp 354-369
5 Hungenberg H (2011) Strategisches Management in Unternehmen Ziele Prozesse Verfahren
Gabler Verlag ndash 500 pp
6 Schmeisser W Clausen L Popp R Ennemann C Drewicke O (2011) Controlling and Berlin
Balanced Scorecard Approach Odenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag GmbH ndash 286 pp
7 Weber J Sandt J (2001) Erfolg durch Kennzahlen Neue empirische Erkenntnisse Vallendar ndash 36 pp
Journals
8 Fischer O (1999) ldquoBalanced Scorecard Alles auf eine Karteldquo in Manager Magazin [Online] 19
November Available at httpwwwmanager-magazindemagazinartikel028284302800html
Last accessed 25052011
The Companyrsquos Resources
9 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG ndash Heidelberg (2011) Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenstartPage
10 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2008) ldquoHeidelberg Predicts Difficult Market Conditions and
Adopts Comprehensive Package of Measures to Enhance the Cost Structurerdquo [Online]
7 October Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlencontentarticlespress_loungecompanygeneral080710_m
easures Accessed 15052011
~ 10 ~
Online Resources
11 Balanced Scorecard Institute (2011) Available at httpwwwbalancedscorecardorg Last accessed
25052011
12 Forum Balanced Scorecard (2010) ldquoAnwender-Berichterdquo [Online] Available at
httpwwwscorecarddebsc-einfuhrunganwender-berichte Last accessed 25052011
13 Management Circle (2009) ldquoBalanced Scorecard in der IT So setzen Sie Ihre IT-Ziele mit konkreten
Kennzahlen umrdquo [Online] 9 November Available at httpwwwecg-
consultingcompdfSeminare2010BSC20in20der20IT-Master-2009-11-09pdf Last accessed
25052011
14 Reference for Business (2011) ldquoBalanced Scorecardrdquo in Encyclopedia of Business 2nd
edition
[Online] Available at httpwwwreferenceforbusinesscomencyclopediaAssem-BrazBalanced-
Scorecardhtml Last accessed 25052011
15 Wallstreet online (2011) ldquoHeidelberger Druckmaschinen Chartrdquo [Online] Available at
httpwwwwallstreet-onlinedeaktienheidelberger-druckmaschinen-
aktiechartt3m||slines||aabs||vweek Last accessed 25052011
16 YahooFinancecom (2011) ldquoStandard Chart Heidelberger Druckm (GER)rdquo [Online]
25 May Available at httpdefinanceyahoocomqbcs=HDDDEampt=myampl=onampz=lampq=lampc=
Last accessed 25052011
~ 11 ~
ANNEX
Appendix 1 Balanced Scorecard 2004-2010
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) ldquoBalanced Scorecardrdquo Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwbinariesbinfilesdotcomenabout_usbalanced_scorecard_enpdf
Accessed 15052011
~ 12 ~
Appendix 2 Systems of Key Performance Indicators ndash Status Quo
Source Weber J Sandt J (2001) Erfolg durch Kennzahlen Neue empirische Erkenntnisse ndash p 22
~ 13 ~
Appendix 3 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Chart (01011998 ndash till now)
Source Wallstreet online (2011) ldquoHeidelberger Druckmaschinen Chartrdquo [Online] Available at
httpwwwwallstreet-onlinedeaktienheidelberger-druckmaschinen-aktiechartt3m||slines||aabs||vweek
Accessed 25052011 [1627]
~ 14 ~
Appendix 4 Five-year Overview (2000-2005)
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) The Figures Consolidated Financial Statements [Online]
Available at httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwbinariesbinfilesdotcomeninvestor_relationsreports2004-
05annual_report_0405pdf Accessed 25052011
~ 15 ~
Appendix 5 Five-year Overview (2004-2009)
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Annual Report 2008 2009 [Online] Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenbinariesfilesinvestor_relationsreports2008-
09090609_fs_0809_report_b94lu2_pdf Accessed 20052011
~ 16 ~
Appendix 6 Five-year Overview (2005-2010)
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Annual Report 2009 2010 [Online] Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenbinariesfilesinvestor_relationsreports2009-
10100630_annual_report_pdf Accessed 20052011
~ 17 ~
Appendix 7 Net Sales Cash Flow and Net Profit for Q1-Q3 20102011
Year Q1-Q3 20102011
Net Sales in millions 1883
Cash Flow in millions 26
Net Profit in millions -78
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Q3 Interim Financial Report 2010 2011 [Online]
Available at httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenbinariesfilesinvestor_relationsreports2010-
11110209_q3_1011_report_pdf Accessed 20052011
~ 6 ~
instance many firms often have more than 10 KPIs for evaluating their financial success and only 5 to assess
each non-financial aspect13
Arguably they do not have a rounded picture of their market position Hence the
BSC is better at balancing short-term and long-term development plans financial and non-financial perspectives
of the company as well as external and internal performance indicators It unites three different approaches ndash
value- market- and resource- based ndash and is founded on numeric as well as non-numeric information14
Another argument in favour of the BSC is that it focuses the organisation on a set of important indicators by
limiting the number of possible goals to 20 KPIs per a BSC15
In fact Heidelberg opts for having only 15
goals in its BSC of 2004-2010 The aims are almost equally divided among the four key projections and the
company employs three main KPIs for their assessment return on investment customer satisfaction and
personnel motivation indices16
Heidelberg is furthermore able to combine its controlling instrument with
other techniques and individual indicators that measure performance17
4 Costs and benefits of the system vivid in Heidelbergrsquos case
It goes without saying that any technique should be weighted in terms of the costs and benefits of its
implementation and usage Thus this chapter will look into the main advantages and expenses Heidelbergrsquos
BSC has provided or put the company into As far as costs are concerned one should not forget that
Heidelberg introduced the BSC of 1995 top-down in all departments Worldwide workforce consisting of
about 1000 managers and employees were involved in its development process Additionally the enterprise
was supported by PA Consulting Frankfurt and an internal international group of advisors All these
participants definitely put Heidelberg to expense as did software licensing installation testing evaluation
maintenance and upgrading later on18
As far as benefits are concerned the BSC has constantly given the company a good overview of its current
situation and has simultaneously highlighted its main objectives Heidelberg has known exactly what they
had to focus on and improve regarding their financial independence of cyclical fluctuations organisational
structure and customer service They have always been able to react and change more quickly than most of
their rivals and have therefore managed to stay ahead of competition
For example after the introduction of the Total Quality Management measures in 1995 Heidelbergrsquos stock
price started to rise from about euro40 and reached its peak of euro70 in May 2000 Unfortunately in 2000 the
13
See Weber Sandt (2001) pp 12-13 14
See Schmeisser Clausen Popp Ennemann Drewicke (2011) pp 31-32 15
See Horvath Kaufmann (1999) p 359 16
See Forum Balanced Scorecard (2010) httpwwwscorecarddebsc-einfuhrunganwender-berichte Accessed 25052011 17
See Horvath Kaufmann (1999) p 359 18
See Forum Balanced Scorecard (2010) httpwwwscorecarddebsc-einfuhrunganwender-berichte Accessed 25052011
~ 7 ~
financial crisis started and the corporation was heavily affected As a result their stock prices fell to a trough
of about euro15 in February 2003 (see Appendix 3) Their net profit decreased from euro283 million in the financial
year 20002001 to euro-695 million in 20032004 (see Appendix 4)
Heidelberg learnt a lot from this lesson and as a consequence introduced new measures including their new BSC
with the goals and strategies for period 2004-2010 (see Appendix 1) Already one year later they had a net profit
of euro59 million (see Appendix 5) Furthermore from February 2003 onwards the company continuously
recovered as far as its stock price is concerned and reached a mid-term high of euro40 in 2006 (see Appendix 3)
Although the recovery was quite successful Heidelberg did not manage to reach its goal of being
independent of any economic cycles As before the company was severely impacted by the recent financial
crisis The stock fell to a historical low of euro3 (see Appendix 3) indicating that the sought benefits had not
been achieved Having a net profit of euro263 million in 20062007 the company had a net loss of euro249
million in 20082009 (see Appendix 5)
Again Heidelberg reacted quickly with several cost cutting measures This led to a reduction in costs of
more than euro100 million Additionally they started to observe more accurately the developments of key
figures as sales profit margins EBIT and free cash flow They also lowered the break-even point of sales
to euro25 billion Furthermore Heidelberg restructured its organisation by introducing three divisions
Heidelberg Equipment Heidelberg Services and Heidelberg Financial Services This aimed at shortening
planning time enabling an easier adaptation to any changes in the marketplace19
Despite the incurred huge
losses Heidelberg has managed to lower its negative profit to euro-78 million during the first three quarters of
the current financial year20
(see Appendix 7)
It is conspicuous that Heidelberg has managed to keep its competitive advantages of being a high quality
producer and the sole supplier that offers comprehensive and high standard services from maintenance to
consulting the one that can recover faster and show positive figures already after a relatively short period
of time This is clearly an improvement in the area of management and organisation Moreover they have
cut the reaction time enhanced the speed of processes and their decision-making Persuading the existing
and potential customers by an outstanding service offering expertise and technological lead is also part of
their success that helps them to keep up with the challenge The BSC of 2004-2010 is one of the reasons
why Heidelberg is able to successfully keep their leading position ahead of competition and react
immediately to any changes in the economy
19
See Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Accessed 15052011 20
Compare It was euro-229 million last year (see Appendix 6)
~ 8 ~
5 Internal and external reporting
Heidelberg uses both forms of reporting for its BSC external and internal On the one hand the company
gives information about their unique system in its annual and sustainability reports On the other hand the
enterprise uses the BSC to agree on and communicate essential aims and project results responsibilities and
appointments inside the business BSCs are pinned up on the walls of offices and factories and are visible for
everybody Employeesrsquo discussions are held regularly to define and answer the main questions for each
worker including their contribution forms and results of evaluation ways to learn and improve21
Moreover a constant expansion and support of networks within the company assures a better communication
and a more effective cooperation of the companyrsquos workforce Keeping in mind that the BSC is not a tool to
patronise employees but a means to strengthen competences in the lower levels Heidelberg uses the tool for
decentralisation purposes Consequently the enterprisersquos units and subsidiaries scattered worldwide have the
possibility to decide by themselves what standards are needed in their BSCs and how to achieve them22
6 Conclusion
From the above discussion it is obvious that Heidelberg is a very innovative company not only employing the
BSC-tool but also constantly improving it This is one of the reasons why it still manages to keep a position
ahead of competition successfully following its goals and strategies Although it is still more dependent on
cyclical fluctuations than could be wished for it definitely benefits from its shorter processes more accurate
strategic and situational overview as well as its ability to meet customersrsquo needs and expectations and to
adapt faster to certain cyclical movements This is clearly a competitive advantage and the benefits gained
from the BSC-implementation
21
See Fischer (1999) httpwwwmanager-magazindemagazinartikel028284302800html Accessed 23052011 22
See loc cit
~ 9 ~
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
1 Ehrmann H (2007) Kompakt-Training Balanced Scorecard 4th edition Kiehl ndash 224 pp
2 Graumann M (2011) Controlling DW-Verlag ndash 831 pp
3 Horngren Ch T Datar S M Foster G (2009) Cost Accounting a Managerial Emphasis 13th
edition international edition Pearson Prentice Hall ndash 896 pp
4 Horvath P Kaufmann L (1999) ldquoBeschleunigung und Ausgewogenheit im strategischen
Managementprozeszlig ndash Strategieumsetzung mit Balanced Scorecardrdquo in Hahn D Taylor B (eds)
Strategische Unternehmensplanung ndash Strategische Unternehmensfuumlhrung ndash Stand und
Entwicklungstendenzen 8th edition Physica-Verlag 1999 ndash pp 354-369
5 Hungenberg H (2011) Strategisches Management in Unternehmen Ziele Prozesse Verfahren
Gabler Verlag ndash 500 pp
6 Schmeisser W Clausen L Popp R Ennemann C Drewicke O (2011) Controlling and Berlin
Balanced Scorecard Approach Odenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag GmbH ndash 286 pp
7 Weber J Sandt J (2001) Erfolg durch Kennzahlen Neue empirische Erkenntnisse Vallendar ndash 36 pp
Journals
8 Fischer O (1999) ldquoBalanced Scorecard Alles auf eine Karteldquo in Manager Magazin [Online] 19
November Available at httpwwwmanager-magazindemagazinartikel028284302800html
Last accessed 25052011
The Companyrsquos Resources
9 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG ndash Heidelberg (2011) Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenstartPage
10 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2008) ldquoHeidelberg Predicts Difficult Market Conditions and
Adopts Comprehensive Package of Measures to Enhance the Cost Structurerdquo [Online]
7 October Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlencontentarticlespress_loungecompanygeneral080710_m
easures Accessed 15052011
~ 10 ~
Online Resources
11 Balanced Scorecard Institute (2011) Available at httpwwwbalancedscorecardorg Last accessed
25052011
12 Forum Balanced Scorecard (2010) ldquoAnwender-Berichterdquo [Online] Available at
httpwwwscorecarddebsc-einfuhrunganwender-berichte Last accessed 25052011
13 Management Circle (2009) ldquoBalanced Scorecard in der IT So setzen Sie Ihre IT-Ziele mit konkreten
Kennzahlen umrdquo [Online] 9 November Available at httpwwwecg-
consultingcompdfSeminare2010BSC20in20der20IT-Master-2009-11-09pdf Last accessed
25052011
14 Reference for Business (2011) ldquoBalanced Scorecardrdquo in Encyclopedia of Business 2nd
edition
[Online] Available at httpwwwreferenceforbusinesscomencyclopediaAssem-BrazBalanced-
Scorecardhtml Last accessed 25052011
15 Wallstreet online (2011) ldquoHeidelberger Druckmaschinen Chartrdquo [Online] Available at
httpwwwwallstreet-onlinedeaktienheidelberger-druckmaschinen-
aktiechartt3m||slines||aabs||vweek Last accessed 25052011
16 YahooFinancecom (2011) ldquoStandard Chart Heidelberger Druckm (GER)rdquo [Online]
25 May Available at httpdefinanceyahoocomqbcs=HDDDEampt=myampl=onampz=lampq=lampc=
Last accessed 25052011
~ 11 ~
ANNEX
Appendix 1 Balanced Scorecard 2004-2010
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) ldquoBalanced Scorecardrdquo Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwbinariesbinfilesdotcomenabout_usbalanced_scorecard_enpdf
Accessed 15052011
~ 12 ~
Appendix 2 Systems of Key Performance Indicators ndash Status Quo
Source Weber J Sandt J (2001) Erfolg durch Kennzahlen Neue empirische Erkenntnisse ndash p 22
~ 13 ~
Appendix 3 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Chart (01011998 ndash till now)
Source Wallstreet online (2011) ldquoHeidelberger Druckmaschinen Chartrdquo [Online] Available at
httpwwwwallstreet-onlinedeaktienheidelberger-druckmaschinen-aktiechartt3m||slines||aabs||vweek
Accessed 25052011 [1627]
~ 14 ~
Appendix 4 Five-year Overview (2000-2005)
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) The Figures Consolidated Financial Statements [Online]
Available at httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwbinariesbinfilesdotcomeninvestor_relationsreports2004-
05annual_report_0405pdf Accessed 25052011
~ 15 ~
Appendix 5 Five-year Overview (2004-2009)
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Annual Report 2008 2009 [Online] Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenbinariesfilesinvestor_relationsreports2008-
09090609_fs_0809_report_b94lu2_pdf Accessed 20052011
~ 16 ~
Appendix 6 Five-year Overview (2005-2010)
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Annual Report 2009 2010 [Online] Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenbinariesfilesinvestor_relationsreports2009-
10100630_annual_report_pdf Accessed 20052011
~ 17 ~
Appendix 7 Net Sales Cash Flow and Net Profit for Q1-Q3 20102011
Year Q1-Q3 20102011
Net Sales in millions 1883
Cash Flow in millions 26
Net Profit in millions -78
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Q3 Interim Financial Report 2010 2011 [Online]
Available at httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenbinariesfilesinvestor_relationsreports2010-
11110209_q3_1011_report_pdf Accessed 20052011
~ 7 ~
financial crisis started and the corporation was heavily affected As a result their stock prices fell to a trough
of about euro15 in February 2003 (see Appendix 3) Their net profit decreased from euro283 million in the financial
year 20002001 to euro-695 million in 20032004 (see Appendix 4)
Heidelberg learnt a lot from this lesson and as a consequence introduced new measures including their new BSC
with the goals and strategies for period 2004-2010 (see Appendix 1) Already one year later they had a net profit
of euro59 million (see Appendix 5) Furthermore from February 2003 onwards the company continuously
recovered as far as its stock price is concerned and reached a mid-term high of euro40 in 2006 (see Appendix 3)
Although the recovery was quite successful Heidelberg did not manage to reach its goal of being
independent of any economic cycles As before the company was severely impacted by the recent financial
crisis The stock fell to a historical low of euro3 (see Appendix 3) indicating that the sought benefits had not
been achieved Having a net profit of euro263 million in 20062007 the company had a net loss of euro249
million in 20082009 (see Appendix 5)
Again Heidelberg reacted quickly with several cost cutting measures This led to a reduction in costs of
more than euro100 million Additionally they started to observe more accurately the developments of key
figures as sales profit margins EBIT and free cash flow They also lowered the break-even point of sales
to euro25 billion Furthermore Heidelberg restructured its organisation by introducing three divisions
Heidelberg Equipment Heidelberg Services and Heidelberg Financial Services This aimed at shortening
planning time enabling an easier adaptation to any changes in the marketplace19
Despite the incurred huge
losses Heidelberg has managed to lower its negative profit to euro-78 million during the first three quarters of
the current financial year20
(see Appendix 7)
It is conspicuous that Heidelberg has managed to keep its competitive advantages of being a high quality
producer and the sole supplier that offers comprehensive and high standard services from maintenance to
consulting the one that can recover faster and show positive figures already after a relatively short period
of time This is clearly an improvement in the area of management and organisation Moreover they have
cut the reaction time enhanced the speed of processes and their decision-making Persuading the existing
and potential customers by an outstanding service offering expertise and technological lead is also part of
their success that helps them to keep up with the challenge The BSC of 2004-2010 is one of the reasons
why Heidelberg is able to successfully keep their leading position ahead of competition and react
immediately to any changes in the economy
19
See Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Accessed 15052011 20
Compare It was euro-229 million last year (see Appendix 6)
~ 8 ~
5 Internal and external reporting
Heidelberg uses both forms of reporting for its BSC external and internal On the one hand the company
gives information about their unique system in its annual and sustainability reports On the other hand the
enterprise uses the BSC to agree on and communicate essential aims and project results responsibilities and
appointments inside the business BSCs are pinned up on the walls of offices and factories and are visible for
everybody Employeesrsquo discussions are held regularly to define and answer the main questions for each
worker including their contribution forms and results of evaluation ways to learn and improve21
Moreover a constant expansion and support of networks within the company assures a better communication
and a more effective cooperation of the companyrsquos workforce Keeping in mind that the BSC is not a tool to
patronise employees but a means to strengthen competences in the lower levels Heidelberg uses the tool for
decentralisation purposes Consequently the enterprisersquos units and subsidiaries scattered worldwide have the
possibility to decide by themselves what standards are needed in their BSCs and how to achieve them22
6 Conclusion
From the above discussion it is obvious that Heidelberg is a very innovative company not only employing the
BSC-tool but also constantly improving it This is one of the reasons why it still manages to keep a position
ahead of competition successfully following its goals and strategies Although it is still more dependent on
cyclical fluctuations than could be wished for it definitely benefits from its shorter processes more accurate
strategic and situational overview as well as its ability to meet customersrsquo needs and expectations and to
adapt faster to certain cyclical movements This is clearly a competitive advantage and the benefits gained
from the BSC-implementation
21
See Fischer (1999) httpwwwmanager-magazindemagazinartikel028284302800html Accessed 23052011 22
See loc cit
~ 9 ~
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
1 Ehrmann H (2007) Kompakt-Training Balanced Scorecard 4th edition Kiehl ndash 224 pp
2 Graumann M (2011) Controlling DW-Verlag ndash 831 pp
3 Horngren Ch T Datar S M Foster G (2009) Cost Accounting a Managerial Emphasis 13th
edition international edition Pearson Prentice Hall ndash 896 pp
4 Horvath P Kaufmann L (1999) ldquoBeschleunigung und Ausgewogenheit im strategischen
Managementprozeszlig ndash Strategieumsetzung mit Balanced Scorecardrdquo in Hahn D Taylor B (eds)
Strategische Unternehmensplanung ndash Strategische Unternehmensfuumlhrung ndash Stand und
Entwicklungstendenzen 8th edition Physica-Verlag 1999 ndash pp 354-369
5 Hungenberg H (2011) Strategisches Management in Unternehmen Ziele Prozesse Verfahren
Gabler Verlag ndash 500 pp
6 Schmeisser W Clausen L Popp R Ennemann C Drewicke O (2011) Controlling and Berlin
Balanced Scorecard Approach Odenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag GmbH ndash 286 pp
7 Weber J Sandt J (2001) Erfolg durch Kennzahlen Neue empirische Erkenntnisse Vallendar ndash 36 pp
Journals
8 Fischer O (1999) ldquoBalanced Scorecard Alles auf eine Karteldquo in Manager Magazin [Online] 19
November Available at httpwwwmanager-magazindemagazinartikel028284302800html
Last accessed 25052011
The Companyrsquos Resources
9 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG ndash Heidelberg (2011) Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenstartPage
10 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2008) ldquoHeidelberg Predicts Difficult Market Conditions and
Adopts Comprehensive Package of Measures to Enhance the Cost Structurerdquo [Online]
7 October Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlencontentarticlespress_loungecompanygeneral080710_m
easures Accessed 15052011
~ 10 ~
Online Resources
11 Balanced Scorecard Institute (2011) Available at httpwwwbalancedscorecardorg Last accessed
25052011
12 Forum Balanced Scorecard (2010) ldquoAnwender-Berichterdquo [Online] Available at
httpwwwscorecarddebsc-einfuhrunganwender-berichte Last accessed 25052011
13 Management Circle (2009) ldquoBalanced Scorecard in der IT So setzen Sie Ihre IT-Ziele mit konkreten
Kennzahlen umrdquo [Online] 9 November Available at httpwwwecg-
consultingcompdfSeminare2010BSC20in20der20IT-Master-2009-11-09pdf Last accessed
25052011
14 Reference for Business (2011) ldquoBalanced Scorecardrdquo in Encyclopedia of Business 2nd
edition
[Online] Available at httpwwwreferenceforbusinesscomencyclopediaAssem-BrazBalanced-
Scorecardhtml Last accessed 25052011
15 Wallstreet online (2011) ldquoHeidelberger Druckmaschinen Chartrdquo [Online] Available at
httpwwwwallstreet-onlinedeaktienheidelberger-druckmaschinen-
aktiechartt3m||slines||aabs||vweek Last accessed 25052011
16 YahooFinancecom (2011) ldquoStandard Chart Heidelberger Druckm (GER)rdquo [Online]
25 May Available at httpdefinanceyahoocomqbcs=HDDDEampt=myampl=onampz=lampq=lampc=
Last accessed 25052011
~ 11 ~
ANNEX
Appendix 1 Balanced Scorecard 2004-2010
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) ldquoBalanced Scorecardrdquo Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwbinariesbinfilesdotcomenabout_usbalanced_scorecard_enpdf
Accessed 15052011
~ 12 ~
Appendix 2 Systems of Key Performance Indicators ndash Status Quo
Source Weber J Sandt J (2001) Erfolg durch Kennzahlen Neue empirische Erkenntnisse ndash p 22
~ 13 ~
Appendix 3 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Chart (01011998 ndash till now)
Source Wallstreet online (2011) ldquoHeidelberger Druckmaschinen Chartrdquo [Online] Available at
httpwwwwallstreet-onlinedeaktienheidelberger-druckmaschinen-aktiechartt3m||slines||aabs||vweek
Accessed 25052011 [1627]
~ 14 ~
Appendix 4 Five-year Overview (2000-2005)
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) The Figures Consolidated Financial Statements [Online]
Available at httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwbinariesbinfilesdotcomeninvestor_relationsreports2004-
05annual_report_0405pdf Accessed 25052011
~ 15 ~
Appendix 5 Five-year Overview (2004-2009)
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Annual Report 2008 2009 [Online] Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenbinariesfilesinvestor_relationsreports2008-
09090609_fs_0809_report_b94lu2_pdf Accessed 20052011
~ 16 ~
Appendix 6 Five-year Overview (2005-2010)
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Annual Report 2009 2010 [Online] Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenbinariesfilesinvestor_relationsreports2009-
10100630_annual_report_pdf Accessed 20052011
~ 17 ~
Appendix 7 Net Sales Cash Flow and Net Profit for Q1-Q3 20102011
Year Q1-Q3 20102011
Net Sales in millions 1883
Cash Flow in millions 26
Net Profit in millions -78
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Q3 Interim Financial Report 2010 2011 [Online]
Available at httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenbinariesfilesinvestor_relationsreports2010-
11110209_q3_1011_report_pdf Accessed 20052011
~ 8 ~
5 Internal and external reporting
Heidelberg uses both forms of reporting for its BSC external and internal On the one hand the company
gives information about their unique system in its annual and sustainability reports On the other hand the
enterprise uses the BSC to agree on and communicate essential aims and project results responsibilities and
appointments inside the business BSCs are pinned up on the walls of offices and factories and are visible for
everybody Employeesrsquo discussions are held regularly to define and answer the main questions for each
worker including their contribution forms and results of evaluation ways to learn and improve21
Moreover a constant expansion and support of networks within the company assures a better communication
and a more effective cooperation of the companyrsquos workforce Keeping in mind that the BSC is not a tool to
patronise employees but a means to strengthen competences in the lower levels Heidelberg uses the tool for
decentralisation purposes Consequently the enterprisersquos units and subsidiaries scattered worldwide have the
possibility to decide by themselves what standards are needed in their BSCs and how to achieve them22
6 Conclusion
From the above discussion it is obvious that Heidelberg is a very innovative company not only employing the
BSC-tool but also constantly improving it This is one of the reasons why it still manages to keep a position
ahead of competition successfully following its goals and strategies Although it is still more dependent on
cyclical fluctuations than could be wished for it definitely benefits from its shorter processes more accurate
strategic and situational overview as well as its ability to meet customersrsquo needs and expectations and to
adapt faster to certain cyclical movements This is clearly a competitive advantage and the benefits gained
from the BSC-implementation
21
See Fischer (1999) httpwwwmanager-magazindemagazinartikel028284302800html Accessed 23052011 22
See loc cit
~ 9 ~
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books
1 Ehrmann H (2007) Kompakt-Training Balanced Scorecard 4th edition Kiehl ndash 224 pp
2 Graumann M (2011) Controlling DW-Verlag ndash 831 pp
3 Horngren Ch T Datar S M Foster G (2009) Cost Accounting a Managerial Emphasis 13th
edition international edition Pearson Prentice Hall ndash 896 pp
4 Horvath P Kaufmann L (1999) ldquoBeschleunigung und Ausgewogenheit im strategischen
Managementprozeszlig ndash Strategieumsetzung mit Balanced Scorecardrdquo in Hahn D Taylor B (eds)
Strategische Unternehmensplanung ndash Strategische Unternehmensfuumlhrung ndash Stand und
Entwicklungstendenzen 8th edition Physica-Verlag 1999 ndash pp 354-369
5 Hungenberg H (2011) Strategisches Management in Unternehmen Ziele Prozesse Verfahren
Gabler Verlag ndash 500 pp
6 Schmeisser W Clausen L Popp R Ennemann C Drewicke O (2011) Controlling and Berlin
Balanced Scorecard Approach Odenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag GmbH ndash 286 pp
7 Weber J Sandt J (2001) Erfolg durch Kennzahlen Neue empirische Erkenntnisse Vallendar ndash 36 pp
Journals
8 Fischer O (1999) ldquoBalanced Scorecard Alles auf eine Karteldquo in Manager Magazin [Online] 19
November Available at httpwwwmanager-magazindemagazinartikel028284302800html
Last accessed 25052011
The Companyrsquos Resources
9 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG ndash Heidelberg (2011) Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenstartPage
10 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2008) ldquoHeidelberg Predicts Difficult Market Conditions and
Adopts Comprehensive Package of Measures to Enhance the Cost Structurerdquo [Online]
7 October Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlencontentarticlespress_loungecompanygeneral080710_m
easures Accessed 15052011
~ 10 ~
Online Resources
11 Balanced Scorecard Institute (2011) Available at httpwwwbalancedscorecardorg Last accessed
25052011
12 Forum Balanced Scorecard (2010) ldquoAnwender-Berichterdquo [Online] Available at
httpwwwscorecarddebsc-einfuhrunganwender-berichte Last accessed 25052011
13 Management Circle (2009) ldquoBalanced Scorecard in der IT So setzen Sie Ihre IT-Ziele mit konkreten
Kennzahlen umrdquo [Online] 9 November Available at httpwwwecg-
consultingcompdfSeminare2010BSC20in20der20IT-Master-2009-11-09pdf Last accessed
25052011
14 Reference for Business (2011) ldquoBalanced Scorecardrdquo in Encyclopedia of Business 2nd
edition
[Online] Available at httpwwwreferenceforbusinesscomencyclopediaAssem-BrazBalanced-
Scorecardhtml Last accessed 25052011
15 Wallstreet online (2011) ldquoHeidelberger Druckmaschinen Chartrdquo [Online] Available at
httpwwwwallstreet-onlinedeaktienheidelberger-druckmaschinen-
aktiechartt3m||slines||aabs||vweek Last accessed 25052011
16 YahooFinancecom (2011) ldquoStandard Chart Heidelberger Druckm (GER)rdquo [Online]
25 May Available at httpdefinanceyahoocomqbcs=HDDDEampt=myampl=onampz=lampq=lampc=
Last accessed 25052011
~ 11 ~
ANNEX
Appendix 1 Balanced Scorecard 2004-2010
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) ldquoBalanced Scorecardrdquo Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwbinariesbinfilesdotcomenabout_usbalanced_scorecard_enpdf
Accessed 15052011
~ 12 ~
Appendix 2 Systems of Key Performance Indicators ndash Status Quo
Source Weber J Sandt J (2001) Erfolg durch Kennzahlen Neue empirische Erkenntnisse ndash p 22
~ 13 ~
Appendix 3 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Chart (01011998 ndash till now)
Source Wallstreet online (2011) ldquoHeidelberger Druckmaschinen Chartrdquo [Online] Available at
httpwwwwallstreet-onlinedeaktienheidelberger-druckmaschinen-aktiechartt3m||slines||aabs||vweek
Accessed 25052011 [1627]
~ 14 ~
Appendix 4 Five-year Overview (2000-2005)
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) The Figures Consolidated Financial Statements [Online]
Available at httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwbinariesbinfilesdotcomeninvestor_relationsreports2004-
05annual_report_0405pdf Accessed 25052011
~ 15 ~
Appendix 5 Five-year Overview (2004-2009)
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Annual Report 2008 2009 [Online] Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenbinariesfilesinvestor_relationsreports2008-
09090609_fs_0809_report_b94lu2_pdf Accessed 20052011
~ 16 ~
Appendix 6 Five-year Overview (2005-2010)
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Annual Report 2009 2010 [Online] Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenbinariesfilesinvestor_relationsreports2009-
10100630_annual_report_pdf Accessed 20052011
~ 17 ~
Appendix 7 Net Sales Cash Flow and Net Profit for Q1-Q3 20102011
Year Q1-Q3 20102011
Net Sales in millions 1883
Cash Flow in millions 26
Net Profit in millions -78
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Q3 Interim Financial Report 2010 2011 [Online]
Available at httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenbinariesfilesinvestor_relationsreports2010-
11110209_q3_1011_report_pdf Accessed 20052011
~ 9 ~
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Last accessed 25052011
The Companyrsquos Resources
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httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenstartPage
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~ 10 ~
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11 Balanced Scorecard Institute (2011) Available at httpwwwbalancedscorecardorg Last accessed
25052011
12 Forum Balanced Scorecard (2010) ldquoAnwender-Berichterdquo [Online] Available at
httpwwwscorecarddebsc-einfuhrunganwender-berichte Last accessed 25052011
13 Management Circle (2009) ldquoBalanced Scorecard in der IT So setzen Sie Ihre IT-Ziele mit konkreten
Kennzahlen umrdquo [Online] 9 November Available at httpwwwecg-
consultingcompdfSeminare2010BSC20in20der20IT-Master-2009-11-09pdf Last accessed
25052011
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edition
[Online] Available at httpwwwreferenceforbusinesscomencyclopediaAssem-BrazBalanced-
Scorecardhtml Last accessed 25052011
15 Wallstreet online (2011) ldquoHeidelberger Druckmaschinen Chartrdquo [Online] Available at
httpwwwwallstreet-onlinedeaktienheidelberger-druckmaschinen-
aktiechartt3m||slines||aabs||vweek Last accessed 25052011
16 YahooFinancecom (2011) ldquoStandard Chart Heidelberger Druckm (GER)rdquo [Online]
25 May Available at httpdefinanceyahoocomqbcs=HDDDEampt=myampl=onampz=lampq=lampc=
Last accessed 25052011
~ 11 ~
ANNEX
Appendix 1 Balanced Scorecard 2004-2010
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) ldquoBalanced Scorecardrdquo Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwbinariesbinfilesdotcomenabout_usbalanced_scorecard_enpdf
Accessed 15052011
~ 12 ~
Appendix 2 Systems of Key Performance Indicators ndash Status Quo
Source Weber J Sandt J (2001) Erfolg durch Kennzahlen Neue empirische Erkenntnisse ndash p 22
~ 13 ~
Appendix 3 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Chart (01011998 ndash till now)
Source Wallstreet online (2011) ldquoHeidelberger Druckmaschinen Chartrdquo [Online] Available at
httpwwwwallstreet-onlinedeaktienheidelberger-druckmaschinen-aktiechartt3m||slines||aabs||vweek
Accessed 25052011 [1627]
~ 14 ~
Appendix 4 Five-year Overview (2000-2005)
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) The Figures Consolidated Financial Statements [Online]
Available at httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwbinariesbinfilesdotcomeninvestor_relationsreports2004-
05annual_report_0405pdf Accessed 25052011
~ 15 ~
Appendix 5 Five-year Overview (2004-2009)
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Annual Report 2008 2009 [Online] Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenbinariesfilesinvestor_relationsreports2008-
09090609_fs_0809_report_b94lu2_pdf Accessed 20052011
~ 16 ~
Appendix 6 Five-year Overview (2005-2010)
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Annual Report 2009 2010 [Online] Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenbinariesfilesinvestor_relationsreports2009-
10100630_annual_report_pdf Accessed 20052011
~ 17 ~
Appendix 7 Net Sales Cash Flow and Net Profit for Q1-Q3 20102011
Year Q1-Q3 20102011
Net Sales in millions 1883
Cash Flow in millions 26
Net Profit in millions -78
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Q3 Interim Financial Report 2010 2011 [Online]
Available at httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenbinariesfilesinvestor_relationsreports2010-
11110209_q3_1011_report_pdf Accessed 20052011
~ 10 ~
Online Resources
11 Balanced Scorecard Institute (2011) Available at httpwwwbalancedscorecardorg Last accessed
25052011
12 Forum Balanced Scorecard (2010) ldquoAnwender-Berichterdquo [Online] Available at
httpwwwscorecarddebsc-einfuhrunganwender-berichte Last accessed 25052011
13 Management Circle (2009) ldquoBalanced Scorecard in der IT So setzen Sie Ihre IT-Ziele mit konkreten
Kennzahlen umrdquo [Online] 9 November Available at httpwwwecg-
consultingcompdfSeminare2010BSC20in20der20IT-Master-2009-11-09pdf Last accessed
25052011
14 Reference for Business (2011) ldquoBalanced Scorecardrdquo in Encyclopedia of Business 2nd
edition
[Online] Available at httpwwwreferenceforbusinesscomencyclopediaAssem-BrazBalanced-
Scorecardhtml Last accessed 25052011
15 Wallstreet online (2011) ldquoHeidelberger Druckmaschinen Chartrdquo [Online] Available at
httpwwwwallstreet-onlinedeaktienheidelberger-druckmaschinen-
aktiechartt3m||slines||aabs||vweek Last accessed 25052011
16 YahooFinancecom (2011) ldquoStandard Chart Heidelberger Druckm (GER)rdquo [Online]
25 May Available at httpdefinanceyahoocomqbcs=HDDDEampt=myampl=onampz=lampq=lampc=
Last accessed 25052011
~ 11 ~
ANNEX
Appendix 1 Balanced Scorecard 2004-2010
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) ldquoBalanced Scorecardrdquo Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwbinariesbinfilesdotcomenabout_usbalanced_scorecard_enpdf
Accessed 15052011
~ 12 ~
Appendix 2 Systems of Key Performance Indicators ndash Status Quo
Source Weber J Sandt J (2001) Erfolg durch Kennzahlen Neue empirische Erkenntnisse ndash p 22
~ 13 ~
Appendix 3 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Chart (01011998 ndash till now)
Source Wallstreet online (2011) ldquoHeidelberger Druckmaschinen Chartrdquo [Online] Available at
httpwwwwallstreet-onlinedeaktienheidelberger-druckmaschinen-aktiechartt3m||slines||aabs||vweek
Accessed 25052011 [1627]
~ 14 ~
Appendix 4 Five-year Overview (2000-2005)
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) The Figures Consolidated Financial Statements [Online]
Available at httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwbinariesbinfilesdotcomeninvestor_relationsreports2004-
05annual_report_0405pdf Accessed 25052011
~ 15 ~
Appendix 5 Five-year Overview (2004-2009)
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Annual Report 2008 2009 [Online] Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenbinariesfilesinvestor_relationsreports2008-
09090609_fs_0809_report_b94lu2_pdf Accessed 20052011
~ 16 ~
Appendix 6 Five-year Overview (2005-2010)
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Annual Report 2009 2010 [Online] Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenbinariesfilesinvestor_relationsreports2009-
10100630_annual_report_pdf Accessed 20052011
~ 17 ~
Appendix 7 Net Sales Cash Flow and Net Profit for Q1-Q3 20102011
Year Q1-Q3 20102011
Net Sales in millions 1883
Cash Flow in millions 26
Net Profit in millions -78
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Q3 Interim Financial Report 2010 2011 [Online]
Available at httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenbinariesfilesinvestor_relationsreports2010-
11110209_q3_1011_report_pdf Accessed 20052011
~ 11 ~
ANNEX
Appendix 1 Balanced Scorecard 2004-2010
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) ldquoBalanced Scorecardrdquo Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwbinariesbinfilesdotcomenabout_usbalanced_scorecard_enpdf
Accessed 15052011
~ 12 ~
Appendix 2 Systems of Key Performance Indicators ndash Status Quo
Source Weber J Sandt J (2001) Erfolg durch Kennzahlen Neue empirische Erkenntnisse ndash p 22
~ 13 ~
Appendix 3 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Chart (01011998 ndash till now)
Source Wallstreet online (2011) ldquoHeidelberger Druckmaschinen Chartrdquo [Online] Available at
httpwwwwallstreet-onlinedeaktienheidelberger-druckmaschinen-aktiechartt3m||slines||aabs||vweek
Accessed 25052011 [1627]
~ 14 ~
Appendix 4 Five-year Overview (2000-2005)
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) The Figures Consolidated Financial Statements [Online]
Available at httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwbinariesbinfilesdotcomeninvestor_relationsreports2004-
05annual_report_0405pdf Accessed 25052011
~ 15 ~
Appendix 5 Five-year Overview (2004-2009)
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Annual Report 2008 2009 [Online] Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenbinariesfilesinvestor_relationsreports2008-
09090609_fs_0809_report_b94lu2_pdf Accessed 20052011
~ 16 ~
Appendix 6 Five-year Overview (2005-2010)
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Annual Report 2009 2010 [Online] Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenbinariesfilesinvestor_relationsreports2009-
10100630_annual_report_pdf Accessed 20052011
~ 17 ~
Appendix 7 Net Sales Cash Flow and Net Profit for Q1-Q3 20102011
Year Q1-Q3 20102011
Net Sales in millions 1883
Cash Flow in millions 26
Net Profit in millions -78
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Q3 Interim Financial Report 2010 2011 [Online]
Available at httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenbinariesfilesinvestor_relationsreports2010-
11110209_q3_1011_report_pdf Accessed 20052011
~ 12 ~
Appendix 2 Systems of Key Performance Indicators ndash Status Quo
Source Weber J Sandt J (2001) Erfolg durch Kennzahlen Neue empirische Erkenntnisse ndash p 22
~ 13 ~
Appendix 3 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Chart (01011998 ndash till now)
Source Wallstreet online (2011) ldquoHeidelberger Druckmaschinen Chartrdquo [Online] Available at
httpwwwwallstreet-onlinedeaktienheidelberger-druckmaschinen-aktiechartt3m||slines||aabs||vweek
Accessed 25052011 [1627]
~ 14 ~
Appendix 4 Five-year Overview (2000-2005)
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) The Figures Consolidated Financial Statements [Online]
Available at httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwbinariesbinfilesdotcomeninvestor_relationsreports2004-
05annual_report_0405pdf Accessed 25052011
~ 15 ~
Appendix 5 Five-year Overview (2004-2009)
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Annual Report 2008 2009 [Online] Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenbinariesfilesinvestor_relationsreports2008-
09090609_fs_0809_report_b94lu2_pdf Accessed 20052011
~ 16 ~
Appendix 6 Five-year Overview (2005-2010)
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Annual Report 2009 2010 [Online] Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenbinariesfilesinvestor_relationsreports2009-
10100630_annual_report_pdf Accessed 20052011
~ 17 ~
Appendix 7 Net Sales Cash Flow and Net Profit for Q1-Q3 20102011
Year Q1-Q3 20102011
Net Sales in millions 1883
Cash Flow in millions 26
Net Profit in millions -78
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Q3 Interim Financial Report 2010 2011 [Online]
Available at httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenbinariesfilesinvestor_relationsreports2010-
11110209_q3_1011_report_pdf Accessed 20052011
~ 13 ~
Appendix 3 Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Chart (01011998 ndash till now)
Source Wallstreet online (2011) ldquoHeidelberger Druckmaschinen Chartrdquo [Online] Available at
httpwwwwallstreet-onlinedeaktienheidelberger-druckmaschinen-aktiechartt3m||slines||aabs||vweek
Accessed 25052011 [1627]
~ 14 ~
Appendix 4 Five-year Overview (2000-2005)
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) The Figures Consolidated Financial Statements [Online]
Available at httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwbinariesbinfilesdotcomeninvestor_relationsreports2004-
05annual_report_0405pdf Accessed 25052011
~ 15 ~
Appendix 5 Five-year Overview (2004-2009)
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Annual Report 2008 2009 [Online] Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenbinariesfilesinvestor_relationsreports2008-
09090609_fs_0809_report_b94lu2_pdf Accessed 20052011
~ 16 ~
Appendix 6 Five-year Overview (2005-2010)
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Annual Report 2009 2010 [Online] Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenbinariesfilesinvestor_relationsreports2009-
10100630_annual_report_pdf Accessed 20052011
~ 17 ~
Appendix 7 Net Sales Cash Flow and Net Profit for Q1-Q3 20102011
Year Q1-Q3 20102011
Net Sales in millions 1883
Cash Flow in millions 26
Net Profit in millions -78
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Q3 Interim Financial Report 2010 2011 [Online]
Available at httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenbinariesfilesinvestor_relationsreports2010-
11110209_q3_1011_report_pdf Accessed 20052011
~ 14 ~
Appendix 4 Five-year Overview (2000-2005)
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) The Figures Consolidated Financial Statements [Online]
Available at httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwbinariesbinfilesdotcomeninvestor_relationsreports2004-
05annual_report_0405pdf Accessed 25052011
~ 15 ~
Appendix 5 Five-year Overview (2004-2009)
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Annual Report 2008 2009 [Online] Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenbinariesfilesinvestor_relationsreports2008-
09090609_fs_0809_report_b94lu2_pdf Accessed 20052011
~ 16 ~
Appendix 6 Five-year Overview (2005-2010)
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Annual Report 2009 2010 [Online] Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenbinariesfilesinvestor_relationsreports2009-
10100630_annual_report_pdf Accessed 20052011
~ 17 ~
Appendix 7 Net Sales Cash Flow and Net Profit for Q1-Q3 20102011
Year Q1-Q3 20102011
Net Sales in millions 1883
Cash Flow in millions 26
Net Profit in millions -78
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Q3 Interim Financial Report 2010 2011 [Online]
Available at httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenbinariesfilesinvestor_relationsreports2010-
11110209_q3_1011_report_pdf Accessed 20052011
~ 15 ~
Appendix 5 Five-year Overview (2004-2009)
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Annual Report 2008 2009 [Online] Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenbinariesfilesinvestor_relationsreports2008-
09090609_fs_0809_report_b94lu2_pdf Accessed 20052011
~ 16 ~
Appendix 6 Five-year Overview (2005-2010)
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Annual Report 2009 2010 [Online] Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenbinariesfilesinvestor_relationsreports2009-
10100630_annual_report_pdf Accessed 20052011
~ 17 ~
Appendix 7 Net Sales Cash Flow and Net Profit for Q1-Q3 20102011
Year Q1-Q3 20102011
Net Sales in millions 1883
Cash Flow in millions 26
Net Profit in millions -78
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Q3 Interim Financial Report 2010 2011 [Online]
Available at httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenbinariesfilesinvestor_relationsreports2010-
11110209_q3_1011_report_pdf Accessed 20052011
~ 16 ~
Appendix 6 Five-year Overview (2005-2010)
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Annual Report 2009 2010 [Online] Available at
httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenbinariesfilesinvestor_relationsreports2009-
10100630_annual_report_pdf Accessed 20052011
~ 17 ~
Appendix 7 Net Sales Cash Flow and Net Profit for Q1-Q3 20102011
Year Q1-Q3 20102011
Net Sales in millions 1883
Cash Flow in millions 26
Net Profit in millions -78
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Q3 Interim Financial Report 2010 2011 [Online]
Available at httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenbinariesfilesinvestor_relationsreports2010-
11110209_q3_1011_report_pdf Accessed 20052011
~ 17 ~
Appendix 7 Net Sales Cash Flow and Net Profit for Q1-Q3 20102011
Year Q1-Q3 20102011
Net Sales in millions 1883
Cash Flow in millions 26
Net Profit in millions -78
Source Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (2011) Q3 Interim Financial Report 2010 2011 [Online]
Available at httpwwwheidelbergcomwwwhtmlenbinariesfilesinvestor_relationsreports2010-
11110209_q3_1011_report_pdf Accessed 20052011