Mattel Case Study - Presentation Transcript 1. no. 1-0013 Mattel‚ Inc: Vendor Operations in Asia Only 3% of the world’s children are here in the U.S. Our biggest opportunities are in growth outside the U.S. – Jill Barad President & CEO Mattel‚ Inc. The sun was just breaking over Kowloon Harbor. From his corner office‚ Ron Montalto gazed across the water and watched the early morning light reflect off Hong Kong’s famous downtown skyline. Only 24 hours ago Ron had been riding around the Carolina
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Unsafe Driving Did you know about 6‚000 deaths and a half of a million injuries are caused by distracted drivers every year? Also about 5‚454 people were killed because of the use of a cell phone. The use of cell phone can cause reckless driving due to distractions‚ disruptive surrounding‚ and could increase the likelihood of an accident. There are many distractions while driving on the road‚ but the most dangerous distraction is talking on the phone with one hand on the wheel. This is why
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Guide for Mattel Licensees GLOBAL MANUFACTURING PRINCIPLES QUALITY &SAFETY PRODUCT INTEGRITY “Create and sustain competitive advantage through safety and quality from concept to consumer” GLOBAL MANUFACTURING PRINCIPLES PRODUCT QUALITY AND SAFETY NEXT STEPS for LICENSEE ACTION Mattel is committed to providing fair and safe working conditions and quality and safe merchandise to our customers. As a Licensee of Mattel-branded product‚ you have an important role in ensuring that working
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Gender Specific Toys Affect on Children Enrolled in Preschool Versus Children Not Attending Preschool Gender plays an important role in the way children are raised in today’s society. The common stereotype that feminine toys are for girls and masculine toys are for boys is prevalent‚ even with all of the political advancements our society has made to try to free the world from these stigmas. It starts as early as when a child is in the mother’s womb. Most women will celebrate the arrival of
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Children Toys Impression Children’s toys do create social and emotional problems due to the design of the toy‚ the level of violence‚ and the message the toy sends mentally. Without realizing it‚ the design of a toy is a way of creating emotional problems among children. First‚ let’s start off with Barbie. Barbie was invented in 1959 by a young lady named Ruth Handler. Barbie became one of the most distinguished dolls‚ due to her beauty and figure. Barbie was engineered with a very small waist‚
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“UNSAFE DRINKING WATER” An adequate supply of safe drinking water is one of the major prerequisites for a healthy life‚ but waterborne disease is still a major cause of death in many parts of the world‚ particularly in children‚ and it is also a significant economic constraint in many subsistence economies. The basis on which drinking water safety is judged is national standards or international guidelines. The most important of these are the WHO Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality. The quality
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Effects of Gender Stereotyping Toys on Children (Persuasive Speech) When is the last time you saw a little boy playing dolls or dress-up with his sisters? What about by himself? When is the last time you saw a little girl playing with Legos™ or monster trucks? Many of you are probably thinking‚ “Well‚ never.” But why should that be the case? Have you simply accepted that dolls are for girls and monster trucks are for boys? I’m willing to bet that most of you have never even thought about how
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BLIND PARENTS: Take your Children OFF the Game Aisle at the Supermarket Published: October 22‚ 2012 – 637 Comments / Paloma Santa Cruz Reading “If you shoot you will win!” out of a bright red‚ perfectly squared box‚ in big‚ chunky‚ black letters in the toys aisle at the supermarket might sound intriguing by calling your attention‚ and making you smile‚ right? It’s not even funny if a child feels the same‚ though. A year ago‚ I experienced something really attention-grabbing that made my
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My other toy I found was a Little Tikes adjust and jam basketball hoop. This toy was $25 and located right by the bicycle. It was for ages 3+ and it adjust to 5 different heights varying on the height of your child. This toy was for boys and girls since on the front of the packaging there was a little boy and girl playing basketball. I would love to buy this for my kids or a relative and I would love for my kids to receive this from someone because I was always into sports and continuing the tradition
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The connection between artist and object starts out as a connection between child and toy. By understanding the connections children have with toys and how it breed the artistic minds of young artist‚ one can then go about maturing and becoming a mature well-rounded artist that composes work with substance and presence. Looking at Charles Baudelaire’s writing about toys and in turn Marit Grøtts analyst of Baudelaire‚ one can gain a greater understanding about why artist make and how they can apply
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