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Subject: Re: [TSCM-L] {2465} Morden Parable
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:18:47 -0500
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Ohio is going through this now. The State has figured out that the Admin A=
ssts. have Admin Assts, and they are all making 70,000 a year. Plus they al=
l have SUV's that are State vehicles. Some Directors have Cadillac Escalade=
s. There are more Supervisors than laborers. They don't know where to start=
making cuts! What a joke
Have a great day!
Bill
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Its from Onion=20
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 6:53 PM
Subject: [TSCM-L] {2465} Morden Parable
A Modern Parable=20
A Japanese company ( Toyota ) and an American company (Ford Motor) decide=
d to have a canoe race on the Missouri River . Both teams practiced long =
and hard to reach their peak performance before the race.=20
On the big day, the Japanese won by a mile.=20
The Americans, very discouraged and depressed, decided to investigate the=
reason for the crushing defeat. A management team made up of senior manag=
ement was formed to investigate and recommend appropriate action.=20
Their conclusion was the Japanese had 8 people rowing and 1 person steeri=
ng, while the American team had 8 people steering and 1 person rowing.=20
Feeling a deeper st udy was in order, American management hired a consult=
ing company and paid them a large amount of money for a second opinion.=20
They advised, of course, that too many people were steering the boat, whi=
le not enough people were rowing.=20
Not sure of how to utilize that information, but wanting to prevent anoth=
er 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.=20
They also implemented a new performance system that would give the 1 pers=
on rowing the boat greater incentive to work harder. It was called the 'Ro=
wing Team Quality First Program,' with meetings, dinners and free pens for =
the rower. There was discussion of getting new paddles, canoes and other e=
quipment, extra vacation days for practices and bonuses.=20
The next year the Japanese won by two miles.=20
Humiliated, the American management laid off th e rower for poor performa=
nce, 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 and the next year's racing team was out-so=
urced to India.=20
Sadly, The End.=20
Here's something else to think about: Ford has spent the last thirty year=
s moving all its factories out of the US , claiming they can't make money p=
aying American wages.=20
TOYOTA has spent the last thirty years building more than a dozen plants =
inside the US . The last quarter's results:=20
TOYOTA makes 4 billion in profits while Ford racked up 9 billion in losse=
s.=20
Ford folks are still scratching their heads.=20
IF THIS WEREN'T SO TRUE IT MIGHT BE FUNNY=20
=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [TSCM-L] {2465} Morden=20
Parable</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3D4><STRONG>A Modern Parable</STRONG> <BR><BR>A Japanese =
company=20
( Toyota ) and an American company (Ford Motor) decided to have a canoe r=
ace=20
on the Missouri River . Both teams practiced long and hard to=
=20
reach their peak performance before the race. <BR><BR>On the big day, the=
=20
Japanese won by a mile. <BR><BR>The Americans, very discouraged and depre=
ssed,=20
decided to investigate the reason for the crushing defeat. A manage=
ment=20
team made up of senior management was formed to investigate and recommend=
=20
appropriate action. <BR><BR>Their conclusion was the Japanese had 8 peopl=
e=20
rowing and 1 person steering, while the American team had 8 people steeri=
ng=20
and 1 person rowing. <BR><BR>Feeling a deeper st udy was in order, Americ=
an=20
management hired a consulting company and paid them a large amount of mon=
ey=20
for a second opinion. <BR><BR>They advised, of course, that too many peop=
le=20
were steering the boat, while not enough people were rowing. <BR><BR>Not =
sure=20
of how to utilize that information, but wanting to prevent another loss t=
o the=20
Japanese, the rowing team's management structure was totally reorganized =
to 4=20
steering supervisors, 3 area steering superintendents and 1 assistant=20
superintendent steering manager. <BR><BR>They also implemented a new=20
performance system that would give the 1 person rowing the boat greater=
=20
incentive to work harder. It was called the 'Rowing Team Quality Fi=
rst=20
Program,' with meetings, dinners and free pens for the rower. There=
was=20
discussion of getting new paddles, canoes and other equipment, extra vaca=
tion=20
days for practices and bonuses. <BR><BR>The next year the Japanese won by=
two=20
miles. <BR><BR>Humiliated, the American management laid off th e rower fo=
r=20
poor performance, halted development of a new canoe, sold the paddles, an=
d=20
canceled all capital investments for new equipment. The money saved=
was=20
distributed to the Senior Executives as bonuses and the next year's racin=
g=20
team was out-sourced to India. <BR><BR>Sadly, The End. <BR><BR>Here's=20
something else to think about: Ford has spent the last thirty years movin=
g all=20
its factories out of the US , claiming they can't make money paying Ameri=
can=20
wages. <BR><BR>TOYOTA has spent the last thirty years building more than =
a=20
dozen plants inside the US . The last quarter's results:=20
<BR></FONT><FONT lang=3D0 face=3DVerdana color=3D#333399 PTSIZE=3D"14"=20
FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF"><B><I><BR><FONT size=3D4>TOYOTA makes 4 billion in p=
rofits=20
while Ford racked up 9 billion in losses. <BR><BR>Ford folks are still=20
scratching their heads.</FONT></B></I><FONT size=3D4> <BR><BR>IF THIS WER=
EN'T SO=20
TRUE IT MIGHT BE FUNNY=20
</FONT></FONT></DIV><BR>
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