[pure-silver] Fuji vs Kodak Business



  > AH AMERICAN BUSINESS AT IT'S BEST.  
  >
  > Fuji, a Japanese company and an Kodak, an American company 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.
  >
  > Afterward, the American team became very discouraged and morally
  > depressed. The American management decided the reason for the crushing
  > defeat had to be found. A Management Team made up of senior management
  > was formed to investigate and recommend appropriate action.
  >
  > Their conclusion was the Japanese had eight people rowing and one person
  > steering, while the American team had eight people steering and one
  > person rowing. So American management hired a consulting company and
  > paid them an incredible amount of money.
  >
  > After six months of hard work, they advised that too many people were
  > steering the boat, while not enough people were rowing. So the American
  > Team acted: To prevent losing to the Japanese again next year, the
  > rowing team's management structure was totally reorganized to four
  > steering supervisors, three 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 for the rower. Even new paddles and medical benefit incentives were
  > promised for a winner. "We must give the rower the empowerment and
  > enrichments through this quality program."
  >
  > The next year the Japanese won by two miles.
  > Humiliated, the American management laid off the rower 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 executives as bonuses for
  > a job well done.
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