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Friday, September 19, 2014

Jack Ma and Alibaba Conquers the New York Stock Exchange!


I just love this guy, Jack Ma of Alibaba because we almost started at the same time.  In 2003, when my business took off, he tinkered with his company, Alibaba, so that he could compete with Ebay which was entering China at that time.

Ebay has since closed in China and now Alibaba is the hottest IPO in the NYSE! And even with all the perceived China backlash in the business world, it is ironic that this Chinese company will be getting a lot of investors' money from Americans!  

He's also an English teacher!  No fancy MBA degrees, no Ivy League connections. 
No need for that because after his IPO opens in the NYSE, his company will be flushed with cash that may help Alibaba become as famous worldwide as Facebook, Twitter, Ebay and Paypal.

Sa totoo lang kasi, who needs the rest of the world when in China alone, you already have more than 1 billion customers!  Jack Ma will have the best of both worlds - a firm footing in China - and now, a chance to finally conquer the world!

Surviving Typhoon Mario!









Most Metro Manilans are already used to the yearly flooding but I swear we were caught off guard by the sudden rise of the water this morning. Our hero of the day was Dylan who burst into our rooms and shouted "Baha!".
The water was already at the door level of my CRV so when I opened the car door, ayun nakapasok na ang tubig! Any tips guys on what to do? I remember my mechanic telling me that when that happens, to just let the car air dry properly before having it checked.
I used a tabo to take out the water but may natira pa rin na konti kasi the tabo couldn't siphon them off na e.
There's a pool already in our first floor and a lot of stuff are going to the junk shop again including aircons, clothes and some chairs. Goodbye na rin sa aming washing machine which is in the kitchen downstairs.
Ang comedy pa, naubusan ng LPG! So we can't cook food! So we just bought lots of de lata to last us a few days and cooked a lot of rice, just in case putulin na ang electricity here.
We also stocked up on food that won't need any cooking. Pano, 2PM na but the rains haven't abated. Mukhang we're looking forward to a stormy evening!
I just hope they keep the electricity, cable and wifi on. I don't know how long they can hold out if Typhoon Mario continues to bring rain in Metro Manila!

I just really hope the rain stops. As of now, maulan pa rin! Hindi na ito nakakatuwa Lord if the water continues to rise.

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

PH peso slides to P44.230 vs US dollar



Finally, a bit of good news for us.  The dollar has been hovering a 43 for sometime now, the peso difference will surely help my business a bit.  God knows, I need all the extra pesos I can get right now, with all the bills I have to pay.  I'm sure pati ang mga OFWs are happy with this news!  I don't know lang how long it will last, kasi usually, pag Pasko, it goes down again kasi sa volume ng nagpapapalit.


PH peso slides to P44.230 vs US dollar

Roxas District bet bags Ms. QC beauty title


I live in Roxas District, Quezon City!  May mga beauty queens pala sa amin! Char! Anong street kaya siya nakatira?


Roxas District bet bags Ms. QC beauty title

Saturday, September 6, 2014

In Close Contact with the Works of National Artists










If you can name the National Artists who did those works of art, you have a very good Philippine art IQ!  Laura and I were quite lucky to be in close contact with these obra maestras!  They are wonderful in a very unique way and they trumpet what's best about our Filipino culture!  I am just glad I have a chance to be in close contact with the works of these people.  At least, it will inspire me to do well in my work - kind of a rub-it-in diffusion!

Monday, September 1, 2014

Denationalization and Its Effects to Ford Motors Company

Introduction
Companies like Ford are a product of denationalization from US private firms producing in other countries including Ford Motor Company Limited in the UK and Ford Motor Company SA de C.V. in Mexico. For instance, in1962 the Mexican government introduced a decree of import substitution regulatory measures to promote their national automobile industry to access other countries in the importation of raw materials in production. Including tools and machineries increases for production where even the locally made parts are selling to limit foreign production. In 1969, the denationalization took place to maximize the economies of scale, where the value of production growth rate of automotives doubled. They decided to provide higher tariff trade and numerous restrictions increase against foreign companies. 
This slowed down the domestic production and sale of foreign companies like Ford, Toyota and General. But Ford, rather than move out in other locations they decided to bargain their production but only to local subsidiary. This begins a long partnership and production changes in their environment until the Mexican company, little by little, increased control over the company since majority of their shareholders were now locals and the hierarchy and degree of autonomy was largely practiced. Ford committed to help the government to create auto parts until Mexico has learned to develop their own key automatic parts production (Noguez, I.S., 2002) that highly increases their automotive production in their country.  
Reduced Marketing and Production Cost and New Market Opportunities
Since Ford started in 1925 in other countries they have heavily negotiated their taxes, concession and salaries of employees, their income is even in their local minimum wages so they that they will have no trouble in labor as stated by their government Wilkins & Hill (2011).  Denationalization in Mexico for instance has also somehow provided opportunities because of shared technology of Ford to Mexico and the introduction of new local machineries, their production in Mexico has reduced their overhead cost and imports while their offers or pricing has also decreased to gain higher market opportunities where in the past their imports of raw materials are highly dependent from US.
It took quite a while when Ford highly established reduced marketing and production cost to introduce new market opportunities. In Mexico they are able to penetrate the market once again during 2005 to launch massive automobile production because of their superior technology combined. They are able to reduce their professional cost effectively by hiring local engineers and maintenance having a good salary. They are able to established good reputation among local suppliers that becomes their ongoing partners in their production and they have become fully included in their supply chain (Contreras, O. & Carillo, J.,2005).
Helping Local Subsidiaries and Suppliers All Year Round
Ford Motors has four production factories and offices in different locations in Mexico including their central office; industrial complex, engine manufacturing, assembly and stamping plant. Each of these offices is helping their country in local employment and tax although during the 1983 adjustment and introduction to automation production and lean manufacturing was introduced, it affected the domestic environment and employment labor market adjustment and trade union was also introduced. It took them more than 20 years to finally gather the most efficient suppliers.
They have cut the numbers of employees temporarily during the 1980’s because of stiff competition but until in 2005 when they have already gained higher expansion and restructuring in this country they have once again increase workers from 129 local suppliers that maximized their production. They are able to increase more than 4800 members and years of hiring more than 9000 different jobs have been created to help their local subsidiaries in economic and social needs including professional and their people are benefitting for their success Contreras, Carillo & Estrada (2006).
Using Local Technology
With the improved knowledge of their engineers and auto mechanics they are able to acquire ability to upgrade their internal and external training programs they are able to develop a culture of quality and innovation using adaptive practical applications of principles including Just in Time Management and Total Quality Control and Japanese Production System combined with using local technology they are able to maximize production. Most of all, they are able to eliminate risks in the supply chain.
Their supply chain, although they are able to import raw materials, they are no longer dependent in external sources of raw materials since they are already using local technology that also fit to the supplies in local industry in the country. These supply chain denationalization system provides them flexibility for quicker and cheaper production input. They also participated in local networking and market relations to increase their supply chain with social professional networks and most of their local suppliers are also growing as they grow.
In another country, for instance, their subsidiaries in Brazil during 1967 has adopted their foreign company practices to align their local conditions to prepare for inflation a derivative of Simca Model and hybrid industrialization practices for massive production was introduced so that during market fluctuation the burden or changes in price to raw materials did not necessarily impact the Ford local subsidiary but also their shared alliance by their suppliers (Addis, C., 1999). 
Conclusion
Because of the oligopolistic production behavior of some US companies, they are able to find ways to lessen their production just like Ford production to other countries. They are provided with several barriers and restrictions to compete. In their expertise in the automotive production process but since they are unable to match their expertise, countries like Mexico are able to find ways to eliminate their strength by pushing them to subsidiaries and control. Denationalization or the effect of privatization and changes in ownership has provided a localized version of Ford, politically the contradiction of tariff and barriers successfully destabilize their production. But because of their efficient governance combined, they are still able to expand opportunities although the control and benefits belongs largely to the subsidiary locations where majority of shareholders are also local.   


References:

Addis, C. (1999) Taking the Wheel, US: Penn State Press p 107-108

Contreras, O. &  Carillo, J. (2006) Global Production networks and Local Learning: The Case of Ford in Hermosillo, Mexico1, Retrieved from http://s3.amazonaws.com/zanran_storage/www.gerpisa.univ-evry.fr/ContentPages/44177382.pdf 

Contreras, O. Carillo, J. & Estrada, J.A. (2005) Retrieved from http://www.colef.mx/jorgecarrillo/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/PU354.pdf  

Noquez, I.S. (2002) Ford and the Global Strategies of Multinationals: The North American Auto Industries, USA & Canda, Routledge p 66-72

Wilkin, M. & Hills, F.E. (2011) American Business Abroad, US: Wayned State University Press p 147




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