have a mission statement that, in very simple terms, explains the organization's purpose and reason for existence. Mission statements are usually very broad and generally limited to no more than a couple of sentences. Although the statement appears to be simple, it is often very difficult to construct because it serves as the foundation for everything that the organization does. It requires those for mulating it to have a clear and articulated understanding and vision of the organization and to be in consensus on what the organization is all about and it exists in why the first place.
Exhibit 3-2 precents the mission statement for Solectron. Established in 1977 Solectron is the world's largest electronics manufacturing services organization,offering supply-chain management systems for many of the world's leading electronics equipinent manufacturers. Solectron has received more 200 quality than and service awards and was the first company to win the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award twice.