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Japan has successfully exported its processes to non-Japanese countries, so "Americans can't build cars good" is not a good argument.
by nmeofthestate 9y ago
Japan has successfully exported its processes to non-Japanese countries, so "Americans can't build cars good" is not a good argument.
- jacquesm 9y agoThey were American processes before they became Japanese processes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._Edwards_Deming https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._Edwards_Deming
- 20after4 9y agoThis American Life did a couple of really good stories about NUMI, the ex-gm factory where Toyota attempted to export their process. Interestingly, this it's the same factory where Tesla builds it's cars today. Spoiler: many challenges to getting Americans to "build cars good" under GM management. 1. https://www.thisamericanlife.org/403/nummi https://www.thisamericanlife.org/403/nummi 2. https://www.thisamericanlife.org/561/nummi-2015 https://www.thisamericanlife.org/561/nummi-2015