[pure-silver] Re: Fuji vs Kodak Business

If it wouldn¹t be so true; it would be funny.

Fuji and Kodak are used I this example, but many others would feel right at
home here.





Regards



Ralph W. Lambrecht

http://www.darkroomagic.com







On 2005-12-18 04:52, "Dave Valvo" <dvalvo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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>>> >  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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