Why Japanese cars will always be better than American...

[1989 DX R]

Once upon a time, an American automobile company and a Japanese auto company decided to have a competitive boat race on the Detroit River. Both teams practiced hard and long to reach their peak performance. On the big day, they were as ready as they could be.

The Japanese team won by a mile.

Afterwards, the American team became discouraged by the loss and their moral sagged. Corporate management decided that the reason for the crushing defeat had to be found. A Continuous Measurable Improvement Team of "Executives" was set up to investigate the problem and to recommend appropriate corrective action.

Their conclusion: The problem was that the Japanese team had 8 people rowing and 1 person steering, whereas the American team had 1 person rowing and 8 people steering. The American Corporate Steering Committee immediately hired a consulting firm to do a study on the management structure.

After some time and billions of dollars, the consulting firm concluded
that "too many people were steering and not enough rowing." To prevent losing to the Japanese again next year, the management structure was changed to "4 Steering Managers, 3 Area Steering Managers, and 1 Staff Steering Manager" and a new performance system for the person rowing the boat to give more incentive to work harder and become a six sigma performer. "We must give him empowerment and enrichment." That ought to do it.

The next year the Japanese team won by two miles.

The American Corporation laid off the rower for poor performance, sold
all of the paddles, cancelled all capital investments for new equipment, halted development of a new canoe, awarded high performance awards to the consulting firm, and distributed the money saved as bonuses to the senior executives.

[Polygon]

At first I thought oh great not another one of these, but the sad thing is they way American corporations run that is very plausible. Stupid corporations.

LOL

[Moppie]

I like it.

[89ssgti]

Kind of true.:silly2: :silly2: :silly2:

[speediva]

:hehehe: :hehehe: :hehehe:

Yes, that does sound like something a corporation would do!

[taranaki]

The Japanese thought they had won.The Kiwis were already back at the clubhouse..........

[primera man]

Originally posted by taranaki
The Japanese thought they had won.The Kiwis were already back at the clubhouse..........

...with our boat called *black magic*

[enginerd]

Sad, but true. Japanese management is far superior to American, although we're seeing that American management is getting better ( since other countries are kicking our asses). Nothing like a bad year to get some crap managers fired.

[YogsVR4]

Thats funny

To bad the Japanese model looks so good but their economy is so crappy that US and French car makers were buying them up.

[1989 DX R]

Indeed...tis true. The problem with Japan is that the govt and the big companies are hand in hand. Basically they want to maintain the status quo. No rocking of the boat allowed. So, now they are trying to rebound the econonmy without bailing some of ballast. In the USA, we are gonna get alot stronger after this recession blows over, because the best people are being put in power right now, not the ass-kissers.