JIELIANG PHONE HOME CASE STUDY PROBLEM STATEMENT Jieliang (DL) is a line worker at Precision Electro-Tech’s Dongguan, China manufacturing plant. During a plant walk through, Marty Cole (OEM – Global Team) witnessed Jieliang being publicly disciplined in front of her fellow line workers for not following Total Quality Control (TQC) procedures and using her own method. ANALYSIS Precision Electro-Tech is a large contract manufacturer (CM) that produces products (i.e., cell phones) for another
Words: 2341 - Pages: 10
personal narrative is embedded within the broader context of labour process, work organisation and managerial practice at Foxconn, the Taiwaneseowned multinational whose 1.4 million Chinese workers provide products and components for Apple and others. Factory conditions are further shaped by the company trade union and Chinese government policies. The paper concludes with additional contextualisation indicating the emergence of an alliance of workers, students, scholars and transnational labour movement
Words: 9785 - Pages: 40
China. In the New York Time’s article, “How the U.S lost out on iPhone Work,” Charles Duhigg described Apple’s move to foreign manufacturing from the words of a former Apple executive, “For Mr. Cook, the focus on Asia “came down to two things,”… Factories in Asia “can scale up and down faster” and “Asian supply chains have
Words: 1270 - Pages: 6
different employees at Standard Motor Products to determine how it is treating them and how factories are changing in time. Adam is receiving a tour of the plant by manager Tony Scalzitti where he sees many factory workers in blue lab coats, hair nets, and protective eyewear. This is where Adam first runs into Madelyn Parlier. Madelyn Parlier was a 22-year-old woman working in the assembly line at the factory. Her occupation was seemed to be an unskilled job and didn’t require much education or experience
Words: 657 - Pages: 3
PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. CARMELITA ALVAREZ, appellant. D E C I S I O N PANGANIBAN, J.: In illegal recruitment, mere failure of the complainant to present written receipts for money paid for acts constituting recruitment activities is not fatal to the prosecution, provided the payment can be proved by clear and convincing testimonies of credible witnesses. The Case Before us is an appeal from the January 28, 2000 Decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Quezon City, Branch
Words: 4806 - Pages: 20
revolution is happening right before my eyes. Things are being produced more rapidly and efficiently. Factories are hiring large amounts of workers which means a lot of new houses are being built. There are apartments for people who don’t need houses and large housing facilities for people with large families. Our lives are changing so much that I hardly get to see my wife, I come in from the factory, eat and go to bed to get up early in the morning to head off to work
Words: 302 - Pages: 2
delay in delivery happens a lot here. There are many reasons. But I can list some basic examples here for your reference. 1) The manufactory has many production missions. They need to arrange the production according to their schedule. 2) The factory couldn't manage the production agenda properly. Like they are short of material and need to order from their suppliers 3) The order is not easy to produce due to its high technology and strict requirements then many problems occur in the production
Words: 606 - Pages: 3
Industrial Revolution • The industrial revolution developed in England in the 1700s. • The steam engine, invented by James Watt in 1764, largely replaced human and water power for factories. • Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations in 1776 touted the economic benefits of the specialization of labor. • Thus the late-1700s factories had not only machine power but also ways of planning 7 and
Words: 1065 - Pages: 5
1. What was the important thing(s) you learned from this article? The most important thing I learned from this video is the fact poor people were pushed into a situation where the only place they afford to live is next to factories. And they are paying the cost in their health. I’ve heard many stories about pollution issues in Richmond, and I always wonder why these residents decided to live there at the first place and why they still live there. I learned from the article the reason was much more
Words: 503 - Pages: 3
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS In 2010, MAGGI® launched its “Happiness is homemade” communication campaign which was developed from the brand’s vision of uniting Malaysian families through cooking and sharing moments together around the dining table. “Happiness is homemade” was applied to every strategic move and executed in every piece of communication. MARKET Malaysia is a melting pot of cultures united through their love for food. Through homecooked food, families come together and share simple joys
Words: 613 - Pages: 3
