View Single Post
  #10  
Old January 16th 18, 01:30 AM posted to rec.photo.digital
Savageduck[_3_]
external usenet poster
 
Posts: 16,487
Default The case for "Kaizen", following Fujifilm's Example

On Jan 15, 2018, PeterN wrote
(in article ):

On 1/14/2018 7:19 PM, Alan Browne wrote:
On 2018-01-14 17:34, PeterN wrote:
On 1/13/2018 11:37 AM, Alan Browne wrote:
On 2018.01.13 02:17, RichA wrote:

The problem with business today is the idea that in order to succeed,
you have to have continued growth, meaning you have to make more and
more money, any way you can. We've seen businesses kill themselves
with that attitude, by turning out inferior products or asking users
to pay more and more for essentially the same thing.


The notion that businesses must grow is in part the recycling of
profits toward that growth. Compounding the original investment is
the path to high revenue and return over time.

Unfortunately, with some exceptions, many North American companies
are short term profit growth driven. This takes the eye off the long
term. Further focusing management bonuses on short term objectives
and stock price growth is not exactly beneficial to product
development and quality over time.

That short sighted notion has been around for many years, and is not
likely to go away soon.
e.g. While in college I applied for a job as a salesman. My interview
went something like this:

Sales-manager 'sell me this pencil."

Me: Not if you don't need the pencil."

Sales-manager: " Can you start tomorrow?"


Wrong answer.

Right answer: "Sir, I see you have one of our fine pencils. So, would
you like a special offer for our deluxe sharpener and eraser?"

That gets you the job.


You may have a better answer. My answer worked.


In the context of this thread your answer should have been, “With that
pencil, all you need is the firmware update."

--

Regards,
Savageduck