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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Kaw1000 on August 30, 2007, 10:46:42 AM
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Japanese company (Toyota) and an American company (General Motors) decided to have a canoe race on the Missouri River . Both teams practiced long and hard to reach their peak performance before the race.
On the big day, the Japanese won by a mile.
The Americans, very discouraged and depressed, decided to investigate the reason for the crushing defeat. A management team made up of senior management was formed to investigate and recommend appropriate action. Their conclusion was the Japanese had 8 people rowing and 1 person steering, while the American team had 8 people steering and 1 person rowing.
Feeling a deeper study was in order, American management hired a consulting company and paid them a large amount of money for a second opinion. They advised, of course, that too many people were steering the boat, while not enough people were rowing.
Not sure of how to utilize that information, but wanting to prevent another loss to the Japanese, the rowing team's management structure was totally reorganized to 4 steering supervisors, 3 area steering superintendents and 1 assistant superintendent steering manager. They also implemented a new performance system that would give the 1 person rowing the boat greater incentive to work harder. It was called the 'Rowing Team Quality First Program,' with meetings, dinners and free pens and a certificate of completion for the rower. There was discussion of getting new paddles, canoes and other equipment, extra vacation days for practices and bonuses.
The next year the Japanese won by two miles.
Humiliated, the American management laid off the rower (a reduction in workforce) for poor performance, halted development of a new canoe, sold the paddles, and canceled all capital investments for new equipment. The money saved was distributed to the Senior Executive s as bonuses and the next year's racing team was "outsourced" to India ...
Sadly, the End.
However, sad, but oh so true! Here's something else to think about:
Ford has spent the last thirty years moving all its factories out of the US, claiming they can't make money paying American wages. Toyota has spent the last thirty years building more than a dozen plants inside the US
The last quarter's results:
Toyota makes 4 billion in profits while Ford racked up 9 billion in losses. Ford folks are still scratching their heads.
IF THIS WASN'T SO SAD IT MIGHT BE FUNNY!
:furious
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It's paddling not rowing!:p
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The irony is that Demming's "Total Quality" which looks like it's being indicted here was given a great deal of credit in revitilizing the Japanese economy post war, and in the 80's when the Japanese were pwning us daily, US companies began to adopt it.
-Sik
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Originally posted by Denholm
It's paddling not rowing!:p
(http://www.blakeneymanor.com/images/carryon/fop.jpg)
:rolleyes:
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No .......this is paddling
(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c261/Kaw1000/paddling.jpg)
:O
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WOW!
This went bad fast.
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It is sad when the foreign company makes their cars in this country and the american country doesnt
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:huh
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Originally posted by JB88
(http://www.blakeneymanor.com/images/carryon/fop.jpg)
He should learn to use that napkin, he missed a largely obvious spot on the right side of his face.
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something tells me that we are going to begin seeing an influx of refugees from H2H.
:(
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Am I that bad?:D
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it depends upon which definition of bad you are using...;)
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Kaw, I'm sorry... is your toilet tongue pierced? That's disgusting
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Originally posted by texasmom
Kaw, I'm sorry... is your toilet tongue pierced? That's disgusting
lolololol all I can do is... lololololol....Have you never seen the Toilet Monster!!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEE:O :O :O
I should have done a "Caption this" on my avatar....Its an automatic butt wiper lolololhehehehe
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Originally posted by Kaw1000
lolololol all I can do is... lololololol....Have you never seen the Toilet Monster!!!! EEEEEEEEEEEEE:O :O :O
No, I'm afraid that I've never seen a toilet monster. Ick
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Originally posted by texasmom
No, I'm afraid that I've never seen a toilet monster. Ick
Oh Oh I think you are serious
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I googled it, thinking it was maybe off one of those awful TV shows or something. Didn't see anything similar.
But it's okay ~ I don't even want to know. The avatar is disgusting enough.
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Originally posted by Kaw1000
Oh Oh I think you are serious
She's a mom, of course she is serious, Moms are serious and mean business. I know, I have a mom and I'm married to a mom, no funny stuff here mister... now go stand in the corner...
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Originally posted by Airscrew
She's a mom, of course she is serious, Moms are serious and mean business. I know, I have a mom and I'm married to a mom, no funny stuff here mister... now go stand in the corner...
I'm Sorry(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c261/Kaw1000/tdy_stone_peewee_040402_300w.jpg) Noooo I'm not Sorry!!!!!!
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Originally posted by Airscrew
I'm married to a mom, no funny stuff here mister
:huh
I've thought that's reserved for dark corners of Appalachians...
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Originally posted by 2bighorn
:huh
I've thought that's reserved for dark corners of Appalachians...
does that come from personal experience bighorn?
and note I said "married to a mom" not "married to my mom"