SMacanas

@SMacanas (12)

Philippines • Age 37

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employee empowerment

dolce_vita78 @dolce_vita78 (8062) • Philippines 17 Oct 09

Perhaps one of the factors that would definitely motivate people in the organization is when they are empowered. This is one thing I have noticed in my almost 10 years of working. People feel more confident about what they do and...

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SMacanas Employee empowerment really helps in building up the confidence of employees in dealing with customers but they should really be responsible on whatever action they make.

22 Oct 09

Another issue of low quality cellphone batteries

dolce_vita78 @dolce_vita78 (8062) • Philippines 4 Oct 09

Curtis Sathre said it was like a bomb going off. His 13-year-old son Michael stood stunned, his ears ringing, hand gushing blood and body covered in black ash. In a split second last August, fragments from Michael's exploding...

production management

social responsibility

total quality management

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SMacanas Authorities as well as consumers seemed to be immuned to this issue. Some consumers are really victims but truth reveals that more prefer lower price with lower quality due to financial matters. We saw authorities bust outlets of this counterfeit batteries but...

22 Oct 09

Quality of our Slippers

dolce_vita78 @dolce_vita78 (8062) • Philippines 4 Oct 09

This is not really a new issue but while working on my lecture, I found this article and thought that I would want to know what you think about it. The local distributor of the popular Brazilian flip flop brand Havaianas has...

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SMacanas We should really be careful in buying products specially if it is for kids because they could easily get sick. Like exposure to harmful chemicals coming from the products that we buy.

22 Oct 09

Private plane crashed south of Metro Manila

jules67 @jules67 (2788) • Philippines 16 Oct 09

Just happened a few minutes ago between 12 NN - 1 PM. As my nephew went out of the house to bring food to my sister's house, he saw a plane, possibly a private 8-seater plane flying very low. He was wondering why? A few minutes...

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SMacanas I saw the news on tv about what happen. It is best to have an over all check before taking off to insure the safety of the flight. Licensing agencies should be more strict in giving licence and also monitoring authorities inside the airports.

22 Oct 09

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What can you say about instant foods and canned meals?

manong05 @manong05 (5027) • Philippines 17 Oct 09

Some food businesses are capitalizing on a fast paced societies' lifestyle making a lot of money selling instant meals like noodles, canned meat and vegetables. They are cheap and doesn't need a lot of time to prepare. I...

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ready to eat foods

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SMacanas Instant foods and canned meals are easily prepared especially in the morning where everyone is rushing and there is no time to cook. But it is still best to eat well cooked and fresh meal to have a healthier body. Unlike instant foods that we could get...

22 Oct 09

Do you prefer homemade food or outside food?

icesmile @icesmile (7160) • Romania 17 Oct 09

I prefer homemade food than the ones outside the confines of the house. For one, you can assure that the food made in your own house is indeed safe and is really within your taste and preferences. I miss my mother's homemade...

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SMacanas I really prefer homemade food, aside from preference, there is assurance,and it's also a fact that some diseases are acquired due to some foods we eat outside. hepatitis is a best example. As they say "personal touch is the best".

21 Oct 09

How conscious are you of the toys your children have?

dolce_vita78 @dolce_vita78 (8062) • Philippines 4 Oct 09

Some time in 2007, Mattel announced recall for 9 million Chinese-made toys, including popular Barbie, Polly Pocket and “Cars” movie items, and warned that more could be ordered off store shelves because of lead paint and tiny...

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SMacanas Many products not only toys if it is china made are of low quality and are dangerous to our health but a lot of people still buy these products because of cheap prizes. But for parents who are concern with their children's health it is better not to buy these...

21 Oct 09

Cellphones have more bacteria than in Comfort room?

ayebelle @ayebelle (367) • Philippines 3 Oct 09

Yes it was proven then, Why it became possible? Because, we everyday used the cellphones every minute every seconds, and we used our hand most of the time of course, we touch everything without knowing it has bacteria on it...

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SMacanas It's true that cellphones have more bacteria than other things, but if you are used to washing your hands or disinfecting them before doings things especially before eating then no need to worry about it!!!!.

21 Oct 09

Cellphones have more bacteria than in Comfort room?

ayebelle @ayebelle (367) • Philippines 3 Oct 09

Yes it was proven then, Why it became possible? Because, we everyday used the cellphones every minute every seconds, and we used our hand most of the time of course, we touch everything without knowing it has bacteria on it...

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SMacanas It's true that cellphones have more bacteria than any other things but if you are used in washing your hands or disinfecting it before doing things especially before eating then no need to worry about it!!!!!.

21 Oct 09

Are your cellphone batteries safe?

dolce_vita78 @dolce_vita78 (8062) • Philippines 4 Oct 09

Verizon Wireless has recalled 50,000 cell phone batteries, some of which may be counterfeit, after reports suggesting that they may cause minor fires and injuries. The TM-510 batteries, which carry the LG Mobile Phones brand,...

production management

social responsibility

total quality management

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SMacanas For consumers, it is safer to buy original cellphone, batteries or any any spare parts of cellphones. It maybe expensive but you are sure of the quality. We should also consider buying in the authorize dealers and distributors of this products to make sure...

21 Oct 09

The Price of Quality

dolce_vita78 @dolce_vita78 (8062) • Philippines 4 Oct 09

Early this year, General Motors recalled nearly 1.5 million midsize cars from the 1997-2003 model years. These cars have a defect that lets oil drip onto the exhaust manifold and flame up, potentially leading to an engine fire,...

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total quality management

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SMacanas General Motors lost huge amount of money because of poor quality control and it is there own look out. It's hard to gain customers again because of what happen. People will think that the cars are of poor quality and it is not safe. Quality is very important...

21 Oct 09

If you were to establish a business NOW, what business would that be?

dolce_vita78 @dolce_vita78 (8062) • Philippines 14 Sep 09

There are a lot of people who are unemployed and I wonder how they make ends meet. There are also those who are working but are not earning enough money to satisfy even their most basic needs. Sometimes, one of our options to earn...

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SMacanas If i were to establish a business now, it would be a rice retailer store. Where i own the pieces of land or ricefield where the palay will come from for lesser expenses. I think it will be a profitable business because Filipinos are rice eaters and it is a...

21 Oct 09