Across The Miles

Today is declared as official Hangover Day...I got a headache the whole day and i feel lousy.

I, together with some company delegates were in Makati yesterday to attend the business unit's annual "Advance Day". Nakababa na naman ng bundok ang mga taga-bundok...kami yun. It was held in Dusit Hotel and there were around ninety participants, that included the big, big bosses. It was a whole day affair where plant performaces for the year 2004 were reviewed (if targets and objectives were met) then plans and ambitions for this year were laid out.

"Advance" is the industrial division's vision to assert the industrial leadership, that is to set and achieve world class performance targets.

• Maximise value through increasing margins with the right balance of high perceived value and low delivered cost.
• Resolve daily operational challenges with sustainable solutions.
• Confirm the leadership by active benchmarking and reacting faster than competitors to the industrial challenges of tomorrow.
• Drive the development and application of new technologies in the industry.
• Improve asset utilisation effectiveness by increasing investment yields and reducing working capital.

 

Naks, bigat ano? After long discussions, there were awards given to each company who did well last year. We were given the Safety Award (there were no accidents incurred for the last 2 1/2 years), Plant Reliability Award (from 88 % to 97.5% ) and Operation Level Award. Tuwang-tuwa ang boss namin at sa tuwa, pina-inom kami sa Pier One (sa The Fort daw yun) hanggang 2 am ng umaga. Ngayun, medyo mahilo-hilo pa ako sa hangover. But it was such a big achievement for the company whose vision is to have a continuous improvement, not only on operational aspect but to the people as well.

 

 

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