In: Operations Management
Please answer the following questions.
1) what are the Korean mid/big-sized companies?
2) How many do you know about mid/big-sized Korean companies on an
international level?
3) Make a list of three to five Korean companies and write what
products they manufacture.
4) What kind of products from Korean companies do you use?
What are Mid/Big sized Korean Companies
Companies can be distinguished as small, medium and large
companies. Small companies usually have less than 100 employees and
have annual revenue of $5-$10 million. Medium enterprises are the
ones that have less than 500 employees with annual revenue of $10
million-$1 billion. These companies usually have more than one
location for the office. Large companies have more than 1000
employees and have annual revenue of over $1 billion. These have
several office locations both domestically and internationally.
Taking about Korea Companies like LG Chem, KIA motors, POSCO,
Hyundai Motor, and Samsung electronics are some of the biggest
technology firms in Korea as well as in the world.
Mid/Big sized Korean companies on an international
level
Korea is a technologically advanced country. South Korea is set by
new technologies. The country's main motives innovation and it is
doing like no other. Korea is one of the largest export countries
in the world. When it comes to the international level, Companies
like SK Hynix, Samsung Life Insurance, Hyundai Heavy Industries, LG
Chem, KIA Motors and Samsung Electronics are some of the biggest
names in the technology industry.SK Hynix previously know as the
Hynix Semiconductor, is the world's second-largest chipmaker. LG
Chem was founded in 1947 with the name Lucky Chemical Industrial
and later in 2007, it was merged with LG Petrochemical. It is
Korea’s largest company when it to chemical making business and
also leading the word in the supply of car batteries.
Four Korean Companies
SK Hynix
SK Hynix previously know as the Hynix Semiconductor, is the world's
second-largest chipmaker and provider of dynamic random-access
memory chips and non-volatile storage chips. Hynix is also the
world's 3rd-largest semiconductor company. Hynix produces a wide
variety of semiconductor reminiscences, such as:
LG Chem
LG Chem was founded in 1947 with the name Lucky Chemical Industrial
and later in 2007, it was merged with LG Petrochemical. It is
Korea’s largest company when it to chemical making business and
also leading the word in the supply of car batteries. The company
has eight factories in the Republic of Korea and a network of
twenty-nine business locations in fifteen countries. This network
includes a company in China, Fourteen overseas producing
subsidiaries, 5 promoting subsidiaries, seven representative
offices, and 2 R&D centers.
LG Chem has been working in three areas:
POSCO
POSCO previously know as Pohang Iron and Steel Company is known for
its business in steel-making and is headquartered in Pohang, South
Korea. It had an output of forty-two million tonnes of crude steel
in 2015, creating it the world's fourth-largest steelworker. In
2010, it was the world's largest steel producing company by market
share value. Also, in 2012, it was named the 146th world's largest
companies by the Fortune global five 500.POSCO exports a wide range
of steel products:
Samsung Electronics
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.is a South Korean company
headquartered in Suwon, South Korea. Samsung Electronics has
assembly plants and sales networks in eighty countries and employs
around 308,745 people. it's the world's largest manufacturer of
consumer electronics and semiconductors by revenue. As of June
2018, Samsung Electronics' capitalization stood at US$325.9
billion. Samsung is a major manufacturer of electronic elements
like lithium-ion batteries, semiconductors, chips, image sensors,
camera modules and nonvolatile storage devices for companies like
Apple, Sony, HTC and Nokia. it's the world's largest manufacturer
of mobile phones and smartphones, started with the first Samsung
Solstice and later, the recognition of its Samsung Galaxy line of
devices. Samsung Electronics produces:
Products from Korean Companies that I personally
use
Products that I own that are manufactured by Korean companies are a
2015 Hyundai i10 Car which is manufactured by Hyundai Motors a
south Korean automotive manufacturer. I also use SK Hynix Ram for
my personal PC and I also own the Samsung Note 9 series smartphone
which is manufactured by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd a South
Korean Consumer Electronics Company.