Mattel(HK)Ltd.wasoriginallyestablishedasaHongKongmanufacturingoperation,butinthemid1980stransitionedtoaProcessingTraderelationshipwiththeChinaGovernment,andnowoperatestwoplantsinGuangdongProvinceChinafromitsadministrativeheadquartersinShaukeiwan,HongKong.OneinChangAn,Dongguan,andtheotherinGuanyao,Nanhai.Theplantsarebothapproximately300,000sq.ftinsize,eachemploys8,000directworkersandrunproductionswithJust-In-TimemanufacturingofFashionDolls(Barbie)andotherproducts.Weproduceapproximately80milliondollunitsperyearrepresentingover65%ofMattelscorebranddollfashiondollworldwidevolume.In2002,withtheimplementationofSupplyChainstrategyandupgradedISO9001:2000qualitysystem,weachieveddualobjectivesoffurtherenhancingourserviceleveltocustomerandimprovingouroperationcostandefficiency.Mattelwasnamed\