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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-13-10 12:25 AM Original message |
Why can't Americans make things? Two words: business school. |
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Crazy Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-13-10 12:33 AM Response to Original message |
1. American businesses are set up to gain short term and immediate profits |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-13-10 12:57 AM Response to Reply #1 |
4. I remember reading an article in the 80's that left a strong impression, very similar |
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KILL THE WISE ONE (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-13-10 12:34 AM Response to Original message |
2. i see it every day. then when the bean counters screwup they change the metric. |
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Mopar151 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-13-10 12:52 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. I am so with you. |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-13-10 01:24 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. "Far too many of these fools think that gaming the system = actually making money.?" |
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Mopar151 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-13-10 01:55 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Don't get me started on mergers & acquisitions....... n/t |
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global1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-13-10 02:40 AM Response to Original message |
7. Deceptive And Manipulative Marketing Practice Also Contributes.....nt |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-13-10 05:01 AM Response to Original message |
8. Recommend |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-13-10 05:21 AM Response to Original message |
9. As a Guess: Promotion From Within? |
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Crazy Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-13-10 09:18 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Me too |
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seabeckind (406 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-13-10 07:12 AM Response to Original message |
10. The comments on tnr were more telling |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-13-10 11:03 AM Response to Reply #10 |
14. An interesting observation about Personnel Services changing its name to to |
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formercia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 07:35 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. I remember reading a cable |
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Gman2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-13-10 10:49 AM Response to Original message |
12. It takes a manufacturing engineer. But we have been getting kicked in the balls. |
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Mopar151 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-13-10 05:36 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. They had to give me the title, 'cuz of ISO |
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kywildcat (529 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-13-10 11:01 AM Response to Original message |
13. Recommend nt |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-13-10 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
16. for the longest time, Detroit would hire high-level beancounter |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Feb-13-10 08:13 PM Response to Original message |
17. K&R. |
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Sherman A1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
19. Precisely |
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Edweird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-14-10 09:30 PM Response to Original message |
20. Bullshit. "Business School' is where they taught to outsource in the first place. |
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yurbud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-15-10 12:53 PM Response to Original message |
21. I wish I saw this soon enough to rec it. This is the problem: get rich quicksters instead of folks |
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