Manufacturing Magazine March 2016 | Page 55

LATIN AMERICA
2014 , functioning as the only B2C business line for UMO Industrial Group . Currently , KIPO items are exported into the United States and Mexico . In the short to mid-term , KIPO products will also ship to Costa Rica , Ecuador , Peru and Chile ; other efforts are also being carried out in Argentina and Guatemala . In the long term , UMO is considering a partnership with local enterprises in India and Thailand , since the company is already manufacturing equipment for Indian motorcycle brands .
This B2C venture promises to boost UMO ’ s interaction with the market on a much larger scale , dependent upon growth efforts .
Automated welding and PU injection guarantees the same consistency in more than 35,000
Human resources
There are three main areas for collaboration between UMO and its staff :
1 . A monthly improvement plan , which includes a policy to accept a monthly average of 45 to 60 suggestions from employees at any level . Typically , at least four or five suggestions are found viable by the company ’ s management .
2 . A Kaizen program for continual improvements , carried twice a year .
3 . Support plans , offered by UMO , to its entire
Pipe-bending and other processes requiring precision rely on autmation
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