Case Interview WCFO (Cambodia) Co., Ltd. (15 June 2026)
WCFO (Cambodia) Co., Ltd
Students from SCA visited WCFO (Cambodia) Co., Ltd and interviewed Mr. Wan Chao, General Manager, to learn how the plant is run its business operations, human resource practices, recruitment, training, compensation and the challenges it meets on the factory floor.
A fibre-optic OEM plant, five years old
WCFO (Cambodia) Co., Ltd was established in 2020 as a wholly China-owned enterprise. It operates as an OEM manufacturer, producing mainly fibre optic products to the designs and specifications of the companies that buy them. That ownership and business model is what makes the plant interesting to an ASCSE audience. An OEM does not sell under its own name; it competes on cost, quality and delivery against a specification it did not write. Everything that follows from that how people are recruited, trained and paid, and how the floor is kept to an auditable standard was the subject of the interview.
Four things the interview surfaced
The interview and the plant
The visit took the form of a case interview in the plant’s meeting room, with Mr. Wan Chao answering questions on how the business is run and how its people are recruited, trained, paid and retained. Students changed into shoe covers before going beyond the lobby — the plant’s cleanliness rules apply to guests as they do to staff. At the close, SCA presented a certificate of appreciation to the management team.
Advice for students, from the General Manager
Build strong knowledge in your major. Depth in your own field is what an employer cannot train into you quickly. It is the foundation everything else is built on.
Keep learning and improving. A plant that trains its own people values those who continue to train themselves. What you know on the day you are hired is a starting point, not a qualification.
Develop skills, language and professional attitude. In a foreign-owned factory, language and conduct are not extras — they are how technical ability actually reaches the work.
At a glance
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Host | WCFO (Cambodia) Co., Ltd |
| Date | 15 June 2026 |
| Established | 2020 |
| Ownership | 100% China-owned |
| Business model | OEM manufacturer |
| Products | Mainly fibre optic products |
| Topics covered | Business operations, HRM practices, recruitment, training, compensation, workplace challenges |
| Interviewee | Mr. Wan Chao, General Manager |
| Visiting party | Students of Automation & Supply Chain Systems Engineering (SCA), Faculty of Engineering, RUPP |
On behalf of SCA, we sincerely thank Mr. Sok Heng, Mr. Phen Bora, and especially Mr. Wan Chao for their warm welcome and for sharing valuable practical insights on real-world business operations at WCFO (Cambodia) Co., Ltd.