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<blockquote data-quote="AAOK" data-source="post: 314702" data-attributes="member: 861"><p>Merry CHRISTmas!!!!!</p><p></p><p>My occupation is a Manufacturing Extension Agent for South Central Oklahoma. The National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) is the Federal arm of my employment with the Oklahoma Alliance for Manufacturing Exvcellence. The Manufacturing Extension Program exists to maintain U.S. dominance in global manufacturing. The U.S.A. still produces more goods than any nation, including China. For many years U.S manufacturing jobs have been declining as production and quality have increased. The nation of China's manufacturing jobs are declining at an even higher rate than the U.S., as production and quality increase. Many of the factories in China are owned by American companies, but still forced to report to, and meet the demands of a Communist government. </p><p></p><p>The following is a little History lesson in Manufacturing Improvement.</p><p></p><p>... What a long strange trip it has been for Toyota, from a maker of weaving machines to the second-largest car company on Earth. Much of the credit for the company's rise should go to Edward Deming, the American management consultant who, in addresses and lectures across Japan after World War II, framed Japan Inc.'s industrial constitution.</p><p></p><p>Deming — whom the Japanese call the father of the third industrial revolution — preached that the rigorous pursuit of quality was the key to increased productivity and profits, the exact opposite of Western management orthodoxies. Deming's "profound knowledge" approach asked management to think about manufacturing as a dynamic system of enlightened humanism that could function only if it evolved toward greater efficiencies.</p><p></p><p>Deming was the world's first industrial-strength philosopher.</p><p></p><p>While American manufacturers scoffed at such notions, the Japanese — who had been deeply humbled by their wartime experience — embraced them eagerly. In Toyota's case, the result was a company that built superior products and sold them at astonishingly low prices.</p><p></p><p>Deming was the #1 Production Engineer for Ford Motor Company. He was dismissed by Henry Ford because of his demand for drastic change. Ford had him sent to Japan to get rid of him. The rest is, well you already know!</p><p></p><p>XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX</p><p></p><p>The American Consumer does not place quality nearly as high in importance as price. We get what we demand. </p><p></p><p>Don't blame the quality of goods, or the state of the economy on Walmart. The good of this mega company far exceeds the bad..........</p><p></p><p>Here are some stats and facts that capture Wal-Mart's size and scale.</p><p></p><p>100 million: The number of people who shop at Wal-Mart's 3400 American stores every week.</p><p></p><p>50 million: The amount of square footage Wal-Mart plans to add this year, including 50-55 new Wal-Mart stores, 220-230 new Supercenters, 35-40 new Sam's Club and 130-140 new international stores. [View a chart of Wal-Mart locations worldwide, as of Jan. 31, 2004.]</p><p></p><p>1.2 million: The number of Wal-Mart associates in the U.S. Any full- or part-time Wal-Mart employee, up to and including the CEO, is considered an "associate," in Wal-Mart parlance. Internationally, Wal-Mart employs an additional 330,000 associates.</p><p></p><p>600,000: The number of new employees Wal-Mart hires each year. The company's turnover rate is 44 percent -- close to the retail industry average.</p><p></p><p>1979: The year Wal-Mart's sales first top $1 billion.</p><p></p><p>$256 billion : Wal-Mart's sales in 2003. In the words of Wal-Mart CFO Tom Schoewe, Wal-Mart's sales are equal to "one IBM, one Hewlett Packard, one Dell computer, one Microsoft and one Cisco System -- and oh, by the way, after that we got $2 billion left over."</p><p></p><p>35: The number of Wal-Mart Supercenters in China.</p><p></p><p>$15 billion: The amount of Chinese products Wal-Mart estimates it imports each year; others suggest the number may be higher.</p><p></p><p>$120 billion: The U.S. trade deficit with China in 2003.</p><p></p><p>8 percent: The amount of total U.S. retail sales, excluding automobiles, accounted for by Wal-Mart.</p><p></p><p>$9.98: The average full-time hourly wage for a Wal-Mart employee. The average full-time hourly wage in metro areas (defined as areas with a population of 50,000 or more) is $10.38. In some urban areas it is higher: $11.03 in Chicago, $11.08 in San Francisco, and $11.20 in Austin.</p><p></p><p>In our little city of 16,000 population, Walmart has an annual payroll exceeding $20,000,000.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AAOK, post: 314702, member: 861"] Merry CHRISTmas!!!!! My occupation is a Manufacturing Extension Agent for South Central Oklahoma. The National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) is the Federal arm of my employment with the Oklahoma Alliance for Manufacturing Exvcellence. The Manufacturing Extension Program exists to maintain U.S. dominance in global manufacturing. The U.S.A. still produces more goods than any nation, including China. For many years U.S manufacturing jobs have been declining as production and quality have increased. The nation of China's manufacturing jobs are declining at an even higher rate than the U.S., as production and quality increase. Many of the factories in China are owned by American companies, but still forced to report to, and meet the demands of a Communist government. The following is a little History lesson in Manufacturing Improvement. ... What a long strange trip it has been for Toyota, from a maker of weaving machines to the second-largest car company on Earth. Much of the credit for the company's rise should go to Edward Deming, the American management consultant who, in addresses and lectures across Japan after World War II, framed Japan Inc.'s industrial constitution. Deming — whom the Japanese call the father of the third industrial revolution — preached that the rigorous pursuit of quality was the key to increased productivity and profits, the exact opposite of Western management orthodoxies. Deming's "profound knowledge" approach asked management to think about manufacturing as a dynamic system of enlightened humanism that could function only if it evolved toward greater efficiencies. Deming was the world's first industrial-strength philosopher. While American manufacturers scoffed at such notions, the Japanese — who had been deeply humbled by their wartime experience — embraced them eagerly. In Toyota's case, the result was a company that built superior products and sold them at astonishingly low prices. Deming was the #1 Production Engineer for Ford Motor Company. He was dismissed by Henry Ford because of his demand for drastic change. Ford had him sent to Japan to get rid of him. The rest is, well you already know! XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX The American Consumer does not place quality nearly as high in importance as price. We get what we demand. Don't blame the quality of goods, or the state of the economy on Walmart. The good of this mega company far exceeds the bad.......... Here are some stats and facts that capture Wal-Mart's size and scale. 100 million: The number of people who shop at Wal-Mart's 3400 American stores every week. 50 million: The amount of square footage Wal-Mart plans to add this year, including 50-55 new Wal-Mart stores, 220-230 new Supercenters, 35-40 new Sam's Club and 130-140 new international stores. [View a chart of Wal-Mart locations worldwide, as of Jan. 31, 2004.] 1.2 million: The number of Wal-Mart associates in the U.S. Any full- or part-time Wal-Mart employee, up to and including the CEO, is considered an "associate," in Wal-Mart parlance. Internationally, Wal-Mart employs an additional 330,000 associates. 600,000: The number of new employees Wal-Mart hires each year. The company's turnover rate is 44 percent -- close to the retail industry average. 1979: The year Wal-Mart's sales first top $1 billion. $256 billion : Wal-Mart's sales in 2003. In the words of Wal-Mart CFO Tom Schoewe, Wal-Mart's sales are equal to "one IBM, one Hewlett Packard, one Dell computer, one Microsoft and one Cisco System -- and oh, by the way, after that we got $2 billion left over." 35: The number of Wal-Mart Supercenters in China. $15 billion: The amount of Chinese products Wal-Mart estimates it imports each year; others suggest the number may be higher. $120 billion: The U.S. trade deficit with China in 2003. 8 percent: The amount of total U.S. retail sales, excluding automobiles, accounted for by Wal-Mart. $9.98: The average full-time hourly wage for a Wal-Mart employee. The average full-time hourly wage in metro areas (defined as areas with a population of 50,000 or more) is $10.38. In some urban areas it is higher: $11.03 in Chicago, $11.08 in San Francisco, and $11.20 in Austin. In our little city of 16,000 population, Walmart has an annual payroll exceeding $20,000,000. [/QUOTE]
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