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first few weeks of training, the percentage of salable sunglasses
assembled by the typical new operator was very low. A typical
operator became skillful in the assembly of basic SKUs of sun-
glasses within nine to twelve months, but was not able to reach
B&L Hong Kong's average output of 380 pairs of sunglasses per
operator per day until sometime during that person's second year
of employment. Some new operators failed to reach the minimum
target level and were transferred to other areas.
Most inspectors at B&L Hong Kong started as operators and
received an additional six to eight weeks of training to become
qualified inspectors.
Purchase of Parts by B&L Ireland and by B&L Hong Kong
B&L Ireland and B&L Hong Kong purchased from B&L Inc. metal
fronts and temples, glass lenses, screws, packaging materials,
and other parts and materials that they used in their respective
sunglass assembly operations. B&L Ireland also purchased metal
fronts and temples from B&L GmbH and plastic fronts and temples
from B&L Inc. During 1987, B&L Ireland purchased nylon frames
from Bolle, a French company unrelated to B&L, that B&L Ireland
used to assemble Cats sunglasses. B&L Ireland assembled and sold
no more than 35 pairs of Cats during 1987.
The amounts paid by B&L Ireland and by B&L Hong Kong to B&L
Inc. and by B&L Ireland to B&L GmbH for fronts, temples, lenses,
and other materials used in their respective sunglass assembly
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