初级公司英语会话Lession6:质量管理

初级公司英语会话Lession6:质量管理

Listen to the dialogue between the company president (CP) and the Project Manager.

P: if our brand is going to make any real impact, our standards have to be consistently high.
PM: Absolutely, I’m sure we can differentiate¹ ourselves on quality if we get the basic things right.
P: So what quality control measures has your team come up with?
PM: well, the most important things is that we only ever accept first-rate equipment from our suppliers.
P: So that will be the responsibility of the people taking the deliveries?
PM: that’s right, every delivery will be inspected thoroughly² before it leaves the warehouse³.
P: what other measures do you suggest?
PM: well our staff at the assembly plant have to understand that we’re making the highest quality sports equipment.
P: so we need to educate them about what the HaisSports brand really stands for.
PM: yes, and give them proper incentives⁴ in terms of salary and working conditions.
P: of course. We should also appoint a dedicated⁵ quality control team to inspect the production lines.
PM: How many people do you think we’ll need to have working on that?
P: At least five or six working on it full time, I’d have thought.
PM: ok. But a lot of this is about creating the right working culture within the company.
P: yes-encouraging the proper attitude among employees.
PM: I agree. If our people feel proud that they’re working For HaiSports, then we’re half way there.
P: You’re right – if we have a happy working environment then its’ bound to show in the quality of our end products.
PM: then maybe a good way to boost moral would be to offer staff discounts on HaisSports equipment.
P: good idea. We could also sponsor after-hours sports clubs for employees.
PM: yes- we are a sports company after all.

 

1 differentiate   

vi.(between)区分；vt.区别；使不同

参考例句：

• You can differentiate between the houses by the shape of their chimneys.你可以凭借烟囱形状的不同来区分这两幢房子。
• He never learned to differentiate between good and evil.他从未学会分辨善恶。

2 thoroughly   

adv.完全地，彻底地，十足地

参考例句：

• The soil must be thoroughly turned over before planting.一定要先把土地深翻一遍再下种。
• The soldiers have been thoroughly instructed in the care of their weapons.士兵们都系统地接受过保护武器的训练。

3 warehouse   

n.仓库；vt.存入仓库

参考例句：

• We freighted the goods to the warehouse by truck.我们用卡车把货物运到仓库。
• The manager wants to clear off the old stocks in the warehouse.经理想把仓库里积压的存货处理掉。

4 incentives   

激励某人做某事的事物( incentive的名词复数 )； 刺激； 诱因； 动机

参考例句：

• tax incentives to encourage savings 鼓励储蓄的税收措施
• Furthermore, subsidies provide incentives only for investments in equipment. 更有甚者，提供津贴仅是为鼓励增添设备的投资。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

5 dedicated   

adj.一心一意的；献身的；热诚的

参考例句：

• He dedicated his life to the cause of education.他献身于教育事业。
• His whole energies are dedicated to improve the design.他的全部精力都放在改进这项设计上了。