Assignment 1(HRM) Local Organization

Identify a local organization(s) and discuss some of their best practices in HR.

Lot of works has done just for finding a local organization that can be conducted an interview or a study about this subject. I myself found out that this kind of work or study is not easy and you need to show your whole effort in order to come up with a good output. I, together with my classmates encounter many rejections on the company we’ve chosen. So, in order to lessen those rejections, I choose one organization for my MIS and this subject HRM. After asking some questions about my topic on MIS, I ask the interviewee if he could allow me conduct another set of interview for this subject, and luckily the interviewee agrees. Through those challenges we are still aiming to comply all of those activities. I know that these activities we are doing are for our own good, these would help us to grow and the time will come that we can use what we did before. Therefore, these activities will help us now and to the future. I choose Rhine Marketing for my MIS and for my HRM. The interviewee said that this department is not actually where he belongs but he said he has some knowledge about Human Resources because their branch is just small and he always communicates to every staff there. There are only few information that I gather from him, but still I got the information that can answer to the topic above. The information about the topic above that I get from him about their organization will be discussed below.

Some information about Best Practices on Human Resource can be found in this site below:

http://www.igda.org/hr/IGDA_Best_Practices_HR.pdf

About Rhine Marketing Corporation:



List of Officers:

Chief Executive Officer
Hernando O. Streegan Vice President Finance
Eliodoro F. Ostia Operations Manager Visayas
Alfredo Sarsua Accounting Manager
Gloria Jumamoy IT Manager
Ramil B. Rallos
President/COO
Edgardo T. Anselmo Comptroller
Nilda Golez Operations Manager Computer Div.
Ferdinand M. Edjic Acting Budget Manager
Elieser G. Velasco Assistant Accounting Manager
Larry Macoy
Vice President Operations
Jose M. Cunanan Jr. Operations Manager Mindanao
Teodoro P. Macalinao Operations Manager Luzon
Fred Tolentino Audit Manager
Elieser G. Velasco Finance Officer
Edwina Sarria


ORIGIN

In 1947, the late Claude Marion Wilson Jr. after has retirement from the US Army, invested his savings and set up the Claude M. Wilson Trading Co., a company engaged in the imporation and selling of construction materials, essential items needed for the country's reconstruction after World War II. The small enterprise was later renamed Claude Wilson Corporation. The company started selling imported sewing machines, and business machines, principally the Italian Olivetti typewriter. The Claude Wilson Corporation established its Cebu branch in 1957, at the center of Juan Luna and D. Jakosalem Streets, under the supervision of Mr. Juan Ross. Mr. Lou Da Costa was then General Manager of the Manila Head Office. In less than a year, the company grew and Cebu branch moved to bigger offices of the old Osmella situated at the corner of D. Jakosalem and Magallanes Streets. Mr. Jose Antonio Martinez became the first branch manager, while another trusted Wilson executive, Mr. Senen Valero, took charge of company operations. In the later 50's and early 60's, the Philippine economy began to flourish resulting in an increased demand for sewing machines and other home appliances. This gave the company through Claude Wilson's entrepreneurship, the impetus to diversify and expand its product lines. In line with the government's call for the establishment of more factories, Mr. Wilson decided to manufacture instead of import sewing machines. This daring move was vigorously challenged by competitors who could import sewing machines more cheaply than to manufacture them.
In 1961, Claude Wilson Corporation became Philippine Sewing Machines Manufacturing Corporation (PSMMC). The company head office was in Manila with branches in Cebu and Dagupan, locations designed to meet demands in Luzon and the southern part of the country. Martinez was transfered back to head office in Manila and A.F. Martelino was appointed Cebu Branch Manager.
On May 26, 1964, PSMMC (now METERCOR) formed a marketing arm called Rhine Marketing Corporation principally to sell Rhine sewing machines. Paid-up capital was P50,000.00.
In the 70's product lines were expanded to include other consumer durables which, like sewing machines, were also in short supply. Since the company's main thrust was to be installment sales, Wilson and his executives reasoned that a provincial head office would stand a better chance of succeeding. That national was that a small, cohesive community where people knew each other and have lived in the area for many years would result in safer, less risky sales on credit. Cebu was a natural choice. That policy was a wise one indeed and Rhine today continues to operate a nationwide network of branches from its home base in Cebu.



…The Rhine Marketing Corporation branch here in Davao City can be found at San Pedro St., started asking the interviewee some questions about their Human Resource practices, and its best practices. He said that from the very beginning of the history of their organization they already have the best practice about Human Resources, because, he said that we are talking about Human Resources we talk about people that and what are the things the company or their organization did to the people working for the organization and to the people benefited to their organization, because according to him, Rhine Marketing has many activities or plans in helping people and these are the progressive things that their company did, Rhine has been actively involved in various socio-economic and civic projects of such institution as the Boy Scouts of the Philippines and the Philippine Business for Social Progress. Personal involvement of the Chairman of the Board Mrs. Isabel Caro Wilson and Mr. Hernando Streegan ensure the company's support and active participation in worthwhile community undertakings. Rhine started granting college scholarships under the Claude M. Wilson Scholarship Program. An average of eight deserving students is selected per year. At present, there are now 80 students who have fully availed of the program. The company has served more than 700,000 families by granting them credit through installment sales of more than 1.1 billion pesos. Rhine also gives P30,000.00 death cash benefit to the beneficiary of any Rhine customer who at the time of death due to an accident still has an up to date account of Rhine Marketing Corporation. Consequently, the remaining balance shall be waived and the unit purchased by the deceased customer shall be considered fully paid. Rhine Marketing Corporation also honors the people who for a number of years have rendered their loyal and faithful service to the company. The company believes that to these individuals, recognition for their hardwork is what they all truly deserve. Every year, service awards are given to its employees who have reached five, ten, fifteen, twenty and twenty five years in the company. Awardees are distinctively awarded with plaques and cash incentives for their respective number of years. Those are the some thing that the Rhine Company Human Resource practices, as mention above, they are involve on some organizations activities such as Boys scout, they also help some students through their scholarships, and also to their customers benefits and definitely to their employees especially those who serve to their company for a long years. The interviewee also mention about their time management, they are strict on time and there are penalties to those who will be late on time log-in. Those are the information that I gather from the interviewee.

References: http://www.rhine.com.ph/about-us/rhine-marketing-corporation.html