We can now supply the Doro range of telecommunication products from the following website;

www.merlin-a2z.com

Market leading quality at every stage.

Doro’s quality measures maintain a very high standard. Quality is an important ingredient at every stage, which every employee pays great attention to. Top quality work is a crucial success parameter as Doro extends its product range into new areas.

Doro has a highly respected quality system and a number of Doro’s partners have also chosen to use Doro’s system. Timing is often critical in launching the types of product Doro expects to offer the market. Product lifecycles have in many cases become shorter, which might mean that a high level of quality is more difficult to maintain. Previous experience however means that Doro always puts quality first, and despite time often being in limited supply, it is rare that a product is delayed due to poor quality production.
Many suppliers mention the sharp focus Doro places on quality assurance throughout the production chain – from the product development stage, through manufacturing to retailers and end users. 23 people currently work with quality control at Doro. There are 7 Doro inspectors working in Asia who are in constant contact with manufacturers and who can respond quickly if required.

Focussing on a few key suppliers.

In recent years Doro has become more closely tied to its key suppliers in Asia. Awareness about what Doro and its customers expect today is a priority among manufacturers. To maintain high standards Doro also makes comprehensive checks every quarter on the quality levels at all of its suppliers. By meeting with the manufacturers’ management, project managers and quality assurance managers, processes and possible problems can be discussed.

All suppliers are currently measured against the following criteria:

• Predicted level of customer returns.
• Delivery control (fault deviation frequency)
• Delivery precision.
• Lead times.

All manufacturers are evaluated and ranked by Doro. In this way Doro and the manufacturers can see how they rank in quality control. The manufacturers that are ranked low are then encouraged to improve details that do not work optimally. Tying certain major suppliers closer makes quality work easier. Major suppliers to Doro know what demands are set, which thereby minimises the risk of products in new product areas falling below standard. Doro also often helps to identify faults in manufacturing processes in Asia. This provides an insight into the opportunities that exist to produce new products, but also to improve the manufacturing of existing products.

All suppliers are also closely monitored with regard to their social responsibility.

Doro has formulated a special declaration, which each supplier must sign. The demands that must be fulfilled include:

• Ban on child labour and forced labour.
• Ban on dangerous work.
• Must meet labour market requirements for remuneration levels, working hours and working environment.
• Must respect the labour market’s regulations concerning trade union membership.

Doro has a strong presence at the manufacturing units. All factory sites are visited regularly by both local quality control inspectors and by Doro’s European personnel.

LONDON (Reuters) – What you had for breakfast on Tuesday could make history.That meal, or perhaps the way you went to work or what you saw on TV on this one day, Tuesday October 17 are wanted by a Web site hoping to create a national online archive.

The National Trust is aiming to create Britain’s biggest blog as part of its History Matters campaign.

The blogs can include everyday events, but bloggers are encouraged to include an historical twist, even if it is only to describe watching a repeat of “The Two Ronnies.”

October 17 has been chosen deliberately as “an ordinary’ Tuesday of no particular significance.”

Early entries have included descriptions of missing lectures, getting stuck in traffic jams on the way to work and a blog from a girl who wears red braces and enjoys playing rugby.

The historical snapshots are to be stored by the British Library as a permanent historical record of our national life.

A spokesman for the National Trust said: “We want as many people as possible to record a ‘blog’ diary of this one day.

“This is a one off, one day diary done on a mass scale — that will itself make history and can be a resource for historians in the future.

“We want to urge people participating to reflect in their diaries how history itself impacted on them that day — whether it be simply commuting through an historic environment, discussing family history, watching repeats on TV, or listening to mum’s incessant 80s pop.”

Those wanting to take part should do the following:

* Blogs should be a diary of Tuesday October 17, and be no longer than 1,000 words.

* Log on to the History Matters Web site at www.nationaltrust.org.uk and follow the instructions on how to upload your blog.

* Blogs can be uploaded until October 31