1 garments in the line, then we will also be able to keep the these products from falling on the floor and becoming dirty. One of the biggest causes for rework in our factory is that the garments we make are unacceptable due to dirt marks and stains. If we can improve our quality and make a gar- ment perfect ‘first-time’ and not have to send pieces back to the lines for repair, then we esti- mate that we can increase our production capacity by up to 10%. We need all our workers to soon join us in mak- ing this new method of flow production a big success. If we are able to improve our productivity then we will then be able to share the benefit of this success with all our employees During 2010 our company received a big increase in contracts from our customers and we are now well on the way to a secure future. Many of our orders have come from clients who have taken their orders away from other suppliers in China, and have brought them to us here in Vietnam to make in our Hoc Mon factory for the first time. Viking have a well-deserved reputation for high qual- ity garments and al- though we are not the cheapest manufacturer in Vietnam—our cus- tomers respect our hon- esty and are prepared to pay a slightly higher price than they have to give in Bangladesh or Cambodia. We must maintain our qual- ity standards on which rests our future prosperity Line 1A became our first trial line to receive training in LEAN working during 2010. This is a system of moving the work down the production line in much smaller bundles and dramati- cally reduces the number of garments on the whole line. The benefits we gain from this method is that we can easily see where we have too much work building up, and be able to make a better balance to the line and flow the production more smoothly. If there are less Mr Kurt Andersen and Miss Trang Nha would like to thank all the employees for all their hard work and support during the year in 2010. We hope that everyone will have a wonderful celebration during the Tet holiday season and that you enjoy this time with your families and friends Team Games for all sporting workers After the Tet holidays Vi- king Vietnam will be orga- nizing team games for all staff who wish to play or support them. We have formed a sports committee to start these games and they will be telling you all where and when you can volunteer to take part in these weekly activities. The ideas to date are that we wish to form both mens and ladies teams for football, baseball, bad- minton and maybe table tennis. It all depends on you who wish to play—you de- cide and we will organise! Viking Vietnam will pay for all the equipment we need and to hire the place to pay—all you need to do is to volunteer for the teams and to turn up on the night to either play or support your friends. We will also play friendly matches against workers from Eizo— the next factory along from Viking. We hope that our teams will be better trained and win! I am sure that they will need your support to be successful! Viking Vietnam say thank you to all employees The Viking Vietnam Newsletter for Jan 2011 Line 1A learning to work LEAN Inside this issue: New production meth- ods for the future 1 Team games 1 List of certificate win- ners for 2010 2 Pictures of our winners for 2010 3 Have a wonderful Tet Celebration—but come back to Viking soon! 3 Our talented employ- ees 4 The winners of the singing competition 4 January 2011 Volume 1, Issue 1 The New Year of 2011 will bring many changes to Viking Vietnam! We will soon be introducing a new system of working into our produc- tion—this is called LEAN We will also be introducing a number of small teams—these teams will make all of our small orders We will continue teaching English to all those employees who wish to continue learning We intend to start an organised league for football, netball, baseball and other team games We shall be extending our healthcare programmed for all employees
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garments in the line, then we
will also be able to keep the
these products from falling
on the floor and becoming
dirty. One of the biggest
causes for rework in our
factory is that the garments
we make are unacceptable
due to dirt marks and stains.
If we can improve our
quality and make a gar-
ment perfect ‘first-time’
and not have to send
pieces back to the lines
for repair, then we esti-
mate that we can increase
our production capacity
by up to 10%.
We need all our workers
to soon join us in mak-
ing this new method of flow
production a big success. If
we are able to improve our
productivity then we will
then be able to share the
benefit of this success with
all our employees
During 2010 our company
received a big increase in
contracts from our customers
and we are now well on the
way to a secure future. Many
of our orders have come
from clients who have taken
their orders away from other
suppliers in China, and have
brought them to us here
in Vietnam to make in
our Hoc Mon factory
for the first time. Viking
have a well-deserved
reputation for high qual-
ity garments and al-
though we are not the
cheapest manufacturer
in Vietnam—our cus-
tomers respect our hon-
esty and are prepared to
pay a slightly higher price
than they have to give in
Bangladesh or Cambodia.
We must maintain our qual-
ity standards on which rests
our future prosperity
Line 1A became our first
trial line to receive training
in LEAN working during
2010. This is a system of
moving the work down the
production line in much
smaller bundles and dramati-
cally reduces the number of
garments on the whole line.
The benefits we gain from
this method is that we can
easily see where we have too
much work building up, and
be able to make a better
balance to the line and flow
the product ion more
smoothly. If there are less
Mr Kurt Andersen and Miss Trang Nha would like to thank all the employees for all their
hard work and support during the year in 2010. We hope that everyone will have a wonderful
celebration during the Tet holiday season and that you enjoy this time with your families and
friends
Team Games for all sporting workers
After the Tet holidays Vi-
king Vietnam will be orga-
nizing team games for all
staff who wish to play or
support them. We have
formed a sports committee to
start these games and they
will be telling you all where
and when you can volunteer
to take part in these weekly
activities. The ideas to date
are that we wish to form
both mens and ladies teams
for football, baseball, bad-
minton and maybe table
tennis. It all depends on you
who wish to play—you de-
cide and we will organise!
Viking Vietnam will pay for
all the equipment we need
and to hire the place to
pay—all you need to do is to
volunteer for the teams and
to turn up on the night to
either play or support your
friends.
We will
also play
fr iendly
matches
against workers from Eizo—
the next factory along from
Viking. We hope that our
teams will be better trained
and win! I am sure that they
will need your support to be
successful!
Viking Vietnam say thank you to all employees
The Viking Vietnam Newsletter for Jan 2011
Line 1A learning to work LEAN
Inside this issue:
New production meth-
ods for the future
1
Team games 1
List of certificate win-
ners for 2010
2
Pictures of our winners
for 2010
3
Have a wonderful Tet
Celebration—but come
back to Viking soon!
3
Our talented employ-
ees
4
The winners of the
singing competition
4
January 2011 Volume 1, Issue 1
The New Year of 2011 will bring many
changes to Viking Vietnam!
We will soon be introducing a new
system of working into our produc-
tion—this is called LEAN
We will also be introducing a number
of small teams—these teams will make
all of our small orders
We will continue teaching English to all
those employees who wish to continue
learning
We intend to start an organised league
for football, netball, baseball and other
team games
We shall be extending our healthcare
programmed for all employees
2
The Viking end of year party
celebration and awards party
was held on Saturday 15th
January and was a great suc-
cess. Miss Trang Nha told
the staff and directors that
Viking had been successful
in increasing our sales in
2010 and that we are well
placed to have an even bet-
ter success in 2011. We
have many orders but have a
pressing need to increase the
number of workers and im-
prove the skills of everyone
in Viking Vietnam if we are
to continue to beat our com-
petitors for many years to
come.
If you know of a good worker
who would like to come and
be part of the Viking team,
then please bring them along to
meet with us after the Tet holi-
days!
Here are some pictures of our certificate winners for 2010. We would like to thank every-
one working so well, and even if you were not lucky enough to win a prize this time, we
hope you do so in 2011. We are very grateful to you for your hard work and making Vi-
king successful and ensuring that we will continue for many years into the future!
3
The Viking Vietnam Newsletter for Jan 2011
Viking Vietnam Award for Excellence LEÂ THÒ THI Sample group Excellent
NGUYEÃN THÒ CAÅM THU Sample group Excellent
LEÂ HIEÁU TROÏNG Sample group Excellent
TRÖÔNG TRÖÔØNG GIANG cutting group Excellent
NGUYEÃN VAÊN CAÛNH cutting group Excellent
VOÕ HOA NAM cutting group Excellent
VOÕ THANH TOAØN finish group Excellent
VOÕ THANH KHIEÁT finish group Excellent
DOAÕN THÒ LINH finish group Excellent
Viking Vietnam Award for the Best Trying Team
TAÄP THEÅ COÂNG NHAÂN 2A Line Try Team
TAÄP THEÅ COÂNG NHAÂN Seam sealing Line
Try Team
TAÄP THEÅ NHAÂN VIEÂN Planning dept Try Team
TAÄP THEÅ COÂNG NHAÂN 6A Line Try Team
Viking Vietnam Award for Excellence PHAN TUÙ TÖÔI Office Excellent
NGUYEÃN THÒ THANH Office Excellent
NGUYEÃN VAÊN RUØM Office Excellent
HUYØNH NGOÏC PHI Office Excellent
NGOÂ HÖÔNG GIANG Planning dept. Excellent
NGUYEÃN MINH TAÂM Planning dept. Excellent
NGUYEÃN THÒ THU THAÅM Account dept. Excellent
TRÒNH THÒ AÙNH TUYEÁT Planning dept. Excellent
BUØI THÒ THUYÙ PHÖÔÏNG QC Excellent
LEÂ CHÍ THANH QC Excellent
NGUYEÃN HÖNG NGANG Mechanics Excellent
TRÒNH THÒ THUYÛ Cleaners Excellent
NGUYEÃN THÒ NGOÏC Seam sealing Line Excellent
PHAN THÒ MINH TAÂM Seam sealing Line Excellent
NGUYEÃN ANH DUÕNG Seam sealing Line Excellent
TRAÀN THÒ THANH Gore 1 line Excellent
NGUYEÃN THÒ THIEÂN Gore 1 line Excellent
HAØ THÒ LAÂM Gore 1 line Excellent
PHAÏM MINH TRUNG Gore 1 line Excellent
Viking Vietnam Award for Excellence
TAÄP THEÅ NHAÂN VIEÂN Technical dept Excellent team
TAÄP THEÅ COÂNG NHAÂN 4A line Excellent team
TAÄP THEÅ COÂNG NHAÂN 5A line Excellent team
TAÄP THEÅ COÂNG NHAÂN 7A line Excellent team
TAÄP THEÅ COÂNG NHAÂN Sample group Excellent team
Viking Vietnam Award for Excellence
NGUYEÃN THÒ LUAÄN 3A line Excellent
NGUYEÃN THÒ THU NGUYEÄT 3A line Excellent
NGUYEÃN THÒ ÑAØO 3A line Excellent
NGUYEÃN THÒ VINH 3A line Excellent
BUØI THÒ BÍCH NGA 3A line Excellent
TRÖÔNG THÒ AN 3A line Excellent
ÑÖÔØNG THÒ THUYÙ 4A line Excellent
NGUYEÃN THÒ THUYØ LINH 4A line Excellent
LEÂ THÒ KIM CÖÔNG 4A line Excellent
ÑAËNG THÒ THANH THUYÙ 4A line Excellent
NGUYEÃN THÒ NGOÏC PHÖÔÏNG 4A line Excellent
LEÂ THÒ LAN 4A line Excellent
Viking Vietnam Award for Excellence
DÖÔNG NGOÏC TUAÁN 5A line Excellent
BUØI THÒ LEÄ DUNG 5A line Excellent
NGUYEÃN THÒ THOA 5A line Excellent
NGUYEÃN THÒ HIEÄP 5A line Excellent
TRÖÔNG THÒ BEÙ NGOAN 5A line Excellent
NGUYEÃN THÒ THU THUYÛ 6A line Excellent
TRAÀN THÒ BÌNH 6A line Excellent
NGUYEÃN THÒ TUYEÁT CHI 6A line Excellent
NGUYEÃN THÒ MOÄNG KIEÀU 7A line Excellent
TRAÀN THÒ MIEÂN 7A line Excellent
PHAÏM NGOÏC HIEÁU 7A line Excellent
NGUYEÃN THÒ THÖÔØNG 7A line Excellent
LEÂ THÒ THUYÙ 7A line Excellent
LEÂ HOÀNG SÖÛ 7A line Excellent
Viking Vietnam Award for Excellence
Well done
Vietnam
Vikings
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Hurry back soon! We all wish you have a wonderful and happy time with your family and friends
during the Tet celebrations, but do please remember we have great plans to
make life here in Viking much better for all our employees during 2011.
We will continue to improve the conditions of our factory, to give everyone
more training to make your work more skilled and efficient, so that we become
the best place in Ho Chi Minh City to work!
We will also ensure that those who wish to learn English have opportunities
and those who want to keep fit and healthy are well able to. We need you here
in Viking so have fun—but come back soon!
The Viking Vietnam Newsletter for Jan 2011
Hurry
back to
Viking
please!
Viking Vietnam Award for Excellence Viking Vietnam Award for The Team
Making the Most Progress
Viking Vietnam Award for Excellence
ÑOÃ THÒ DIEÃM TRANG 1A Excellent
NGUYEÃN TRAÀN NHÖ THUYÛ 1A Excellent
TRAÀN THÒ HIEÁU 1A Excellent
NGUYEÃN HUYØNH THÒ MINH THÖ 1A Excellent
NGUYEÃN THÒ TRINH 1A Excellent
NGUYEÃN THÒ BÍCH CHI 1A Excellent
NGUYEÃN THÒ TOÁ UYEÂN 1A Excellent
NGUYEÂN THÒ KIM NEÂN 1A Excellent
ÑAØM THÒ BÍCH THUÛY 1A Excellent
BUØI THÒ LEÄ HOÀNG 2A Excellent
NGUYEÃN THÒ CUÙC 2A Excellent
ÑOAØN THÒ PHÖÔNG ÑIEÀM 2A Excellent
LYÙ KIM PHÖÔÏNG Gore 2 Excellent
PHUØNG THÒ THUYØ TRANG Gore 2 Excellent
ÑAØO THANH BÌNH Gore 2 Excellent
NGUYEÃN THÒ XUAÂN Gore 3 Excellent
PHAN HUYØNH HOÀNG NHUNG Gore 3 Excellent
NGUYEÃN THÒ KIM HUEÄ Gore 3 Excellent
NGUYEÃN THÒ QUÍ Gore 3 Excellent
DÖÔNG NGOÏC DUNG Gore 3 Excellent
VOÕ THÒ SAÙNG Gore 3 Excellent
NGUYEÃN QUOÁC LONG pvc Excellent
NGUYEÃN THÒ NGOÏC OANH pvc Excellent
TRAÀN MINH DUÕNG pvc Excellent
TAÄP THEÅ NHAÂN VIEÂN QC Advanced Team
TAÄP THEÅ COÂNG NHAÂN cutting group Advanced Team
TAÄP THEÅ COÂNG NHAÂN finish group Advanced Team
TAÄP THEÅ COÂNG NHAÂN 1A Advanced Team
TAÄP THEÅ COÂNG NHAÂN 3A Advanced Team
TAÄP THEÅ COÂNG NHAÂN GORE 1 Advanced Team
TAÄP THEÅ COÂNG NHAÂN GORE 3 Advanced Team
TAÄP THEÅ COÂNG NHAÂN pvc Advanced Team
TAÄP THEÅ NHAÂN VIEÂN Mechanics Advanced Team
Very well done to all our teams—you have worked hard and deserve your success!
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The Viking end of
year party celebra-
tion also confirmed
that we have a lot of
people who have ex-
tremely good voices
and some modern
dance moves too. We
were amazed with the
well rehearsed and
extremely good songs
that all of our enter-
tainers gave us on the
night and it was very
hard for our judges
to pick the winners!
Here are some pictures of our singers for 2010. We would like to thank everyone for tak-
ing part and giving us such wonderful entertainment, and even if you did not win a prize
this time, we hope you enjoyed your performance and will take part again in 2011 and for