Executive Summary Mattel has been criticized heavily for having to recall not once but thrice in 5 weeks 20 million toys manufactured in China with lead paint and/or loose‚ potentially dangerous magnets. Clearly Mattel does not have sufficiently tight quality control procedures in its supply chain to compensate for the extra risks of outsourcing to Chinese subcontractors and clearly there are design flaws in the toys with the magnets that could come loose. Although many observers give the company
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Mattel toy recall Discussion Questions 1. How could Mattel have allowed these problems to happen? Aside from simply not using Chinese suppliers‚ could Mattel have avoided the toy quality/safety problems to begin with? Explain your answers. 2. Were Mattel’s responses to the toy recalls appropriate? Why or why not? 3. As supply chain trading partners‚ what responsibilities do Mattel and Early Light have towards one another? Should Mattel continue to use Early Light as a supplier-partner
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Mattel Toy Recall Jesse Cuviello‚ Heather Kronstadt‚ Sean Murphy‚ Christopher Lewonka 1. What are the main issues involved in the case? Mattel had five recalls in 2007 involving over 21 million toys. The problems were related to lead paint and poorly designed magnets. Most of the toys were made in China‚ which caused them to question the reliability of the Chinese manufacturers. At first‚ Mattel tried to put all the blame on the Chinese manufacturers as a denial
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projections of what is most likely to happen in the future. PEDAGOGY This chapter focuses on "how to do it." That is‚ how to really build a financial plan from a series of physical and economic assumptions. This is an important distinction of this text. Most books talk about planning‚ but actually teach only the overly simplified percentage of sales approach. After reading this chapter‚ students are able to do real business financial plans. TEACHING OBJECTIVES Students should gain
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o manage How to Manage Crisis in Business Communication By Lauren Nelson‚ eHow Contributor * * * * Print this article Responding to a crisis with business communication takes a level head and preparation. In a world where unethical business practices and natural disasters place increased scrutiny on today’s companies‚ the ability to communicate effectively with employees‚ shareholders and the public during a crisis has become a critical aspect of any successful
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challenge as bottles of Tylenol were laced with cyanide by an unknown source. Although‚ Johnson & Johnson had no crisis communications plan in place at that time‚ they embarked on a strategic plan to regain the trust of consumers and to avoid this type of crisis from happening again. This crisis labeled the Tylenol Murders forced Johnson & Johnson to form a crisis communications team with one overriding priority; too warn the public. Johnson & Johnson’s credo stated that the company had
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Crisis management communication plan If the response is efficient in the event of a crisis relevant‚ survival to the organization‚ whether team is prepare or not. The necessary assume for effective work of integrated rescue system is effective communication‚ which is the base assume for his work. Crisis communication is specific area of communication‚ which include external and internal progress of organization during crisis situations. Target of this communication is elimination
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Mattel in China Introduction : Mattel is an American company Specialized in toys and games‚ founded in 1945 by Harold Matson and Elliot Handler. It is a global leader in icts sector. It manufactures MOST icts of toys in China. Mattel is a consistant name of "Matt" Matson Harold nickname‚ and "El" in Elliot. Mattel brands include Barbie‚ Big Jim‚ Fisher-Price‚ Hot Wheels‚ Magic 8 Ball‚ The Masters of the Universe‚ Matchbox and Polly Pocket Publishes games and Othello‚ Scrabble (except North
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Crisis Management Communication Plan DJ HCS 350 March 3‚ 2014 TT Crisis Management Communication Plan Being prepared for any potential emergency is necessary for health care organizations. Planning for a disaster is a topic that requires a great amount of information and research that can be relayed to a group of people for the purpose of maintaining safety and sustaining life. “Crisis is defined as an unexpected‚ sudden turn of events or set of circumstances requiring an immediate human
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h)Explain how practitioners can take steps to protect themselves within their everyday practice in the work setting and on off-site visits. A significant element of a practitioner’s role in protecting themselves would be to read policies and procedures that are put in place to safeguard them and children or young people in their care. In a school setting a professional can protect themselves by. All staff in schools should ensure that their relationships with pupils are appropriate to the age‚ gender
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