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43
East and the Pacific
Schneider Electric International
Human resources
Transferring know-how
Most of our human resources initiatives focus on devolving responsibility and on tailoring career
management to local environments. After providing comprehensive training, we are gradually
substituting local professionals for expatriates at all levels of our organization. The goal is
to create skills centers in each country through ambitious hiring programs.
Success stories
Brazil:
Companhia Siderùrgica Nacional
Brazil’s largest steel plant wanted to replace its control
system to launch its new steel sheet galvanization process.
The call for bids included two requirements:
fast implementation–20 days–and no break in production.
With its brand new simulation software, Schneider rose
to the challenge.
All three stages of the process were simulated on screen,
the behavior of each actuator was carefully programmed,
and “virtual” production commenced. By testing and
validating every step before the old system was shut down,
we ensured a trouble-free switchover to the new system
–on time and under the specified conditions.
Turkey:
Sabah, a daily from the M edia Holding Company
The Media Holding Company, listed on the Istanbul stock exchange, owns two national
TV networks and more than 25 magazines and newspapers including Sabah, one of the
country’s leading dailies with a print run of 650,000. Schneider Electric renovated
the entire medium and low voltage electrical distribution system for part of the printing
unit and for the newsroom and administrative offices. We won the bid thanks to our
presence in Turkey, our quality/cost ratio, and our high level services and support.
Malaysia:
the new Kuala Lumpur International Airport (Klia)
Airports Berhad, a company that operates five international airports and 14 domestic airports
in Malaysia, has built a new, ultra-modern facility in Sepang, just outside Kuala Lumpur.
The airport has been in operation since July 1998. The customer selected Schneider to supply
the low and medium voltage equipment for this important project, which required 450 project
teams and 25,000 people. The Schneider package included power circuit breakers, contactors,
transformers and prefabricated busbar trunking. We were chosen for the high reliability of our
products, our airport contracting experience, and the efficiency of our local support teams.