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Company T was started by Person TS, which does recycling activity of the wastes. At present, the company has 8 offices all over the world with 125 employees, and the programs of recycling in larger than 350,000 places.
The reason for the success of the company is the usage of plant fertilizer product, which is less expensive. It is manufactured from red worm’s waste, which eats garbage, thus, it does not need any labor expense. The main objective of Person TS is to remove the waste by developing collection and solution system for anything useful.
To identify: The criteria, which Person TS will utilise in setting up the standard of performance for Company T and the methods he utilises to measure the performance.
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