TOSHIBA IN THE PHILIPPINES. Located 40km south of Makati City. Toshiba Information Equipment (Philippines) Inc. (TIP) manufactures hard disk drives, optical disk drives, printed circuit boards and also expanded its operation to full assembly of notebook PCs by April 2000.Thanks to its young and dedicated workforce of 5200, TIP has been growing tremendously in its 5-years history.

In September 2001, Optical Disk Drive shipment has already reached 23 million units, and the 20th million hard disk drive set was shipped in January, 2002. TIP's success can be measured by quality as well as quantity. The well-trained employees make technology transfer easier, as a result, the factory has the capability to produce 20-gigabyte hard disk. This is the outcome of a management concept of keeping work procedures simple, promising speed in delivery and maintaining flexibility in unison with market forces.