3M - Inglise keel
Since 1984 a
number on European Management Action Teams (Electromagnetic Acoustic Transducers) have
been created under the direction of Joe Warren, 3M's Brussels-based vice-president responsible
of Europe.
Firmal on allüksused sellest regioonist juba peaaegu 40 aastat ja nüüdseks omab 17 erinevat firmat
sellel kontinendil ja 14 suurt tootearenduse keskust. Alates 1984 mitmed European Management
Action Teams`idest (EMAT-id) on Joe Warreni juhtimisel loodud, 3Mi Brüsselis asuv asepresident
vastutamaks Euroopa osa eest.
Briefly, 3M worldwide is divided into four sectors: industrial and electronics (36% of sales);
information and imaging technologies (28%); life sciences (22%); and commercial and consumer
(14%). These four sectors are divided into 15 ,,strategic business centres" (SBCs) for audio-visual
products, abrasives, etc. and each centre is responsible for three or four of the company's 50
operating divisions