Re: Irrational Naturalism
- From: Earle Jones <earle.jones@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 17:08:32 -0700
In article <3qaqa2Fe3n0kU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"Robert J. Kolker" <nowhere@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Richard Forrest wrote:
>
> >
> > Yes, do look at it: it's rather higher in France and Germany than in
> > the USA.
>
> Productivity per man hour of labor is higher in the U.S. than in Europe.
>
> This is one of the "benefits" of downsizing.
>
> Europeans and Asians come to the United States to study and learn basic
> science and mathematics. How long this will last I do not know. We had
> best be careful and preserve our intellectual legacy or we will suffer
> for it greatly.
>
> With the exception of some first rate research facilities like CERN, the
> U.S. is still ahead in the brain race. But things can change. If the
> current set of yahoos in charge of government squander our intellectual
> legacy (which we inherited from Europe because of the Nazis) we will
> shortly become a backwater. A muscular third world second rate nation.
> There is no guarantee written on Tablets of Stone that says the U.S.
> will always be ahead of the game.
>
> Currently the Chinese are hungry and energetic. I expect them to give us
> a run for our money. And it is a good thing too. Without credible
> competition this country will go to squash rot in no time flat.
>
> In 1957 the Soviets gave us a rude awakening by being first into space.
>
> In the 1970's the Japs gave us heartburn and nightmares by slimming down
> and toughening their manufacturing methodology. Ironically their
> methodology was based on the works of an American, Demming. A prophet is
> without honor in his own land.
[...]
> Bob Kolker
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I wonder how many Americans know anything at all about Dr. W.
Edwards Deming (note: one 'm') and how he tried to persuade American
companies to adopt his efficiency approaches to manufacturing. As a
relatively unknown statistician, he had difficulty reaching American
manufacturers. However the Japanese discovered his approach and
brought him to Japan to teach them how to increase the quality of
their goods, which, after the war were considered shabby. "Made in
Japan" was the symbol of cheap and flimsy product.
He is noted as the 'father of the Japanese post-war industrial
revival and was regarded by many as the leading quality guru in the
US.'
"Trained as a statistician, his expertise was used during World War
II to assist the United States in its effort to improve the quality
of war materials.
He was invited to Japan at the end of World War II by Japanese
industrial leaders and engineers. They asked Dr. Deming how long it
would take to shift the perception of the world from the existing
paradigm that Japan produced cheap, shoddy imitations to one of
producing innovative quality products....Japanese scientists and
engineers named the famed Deming Prize after him. It is bestowed on
organizations that apply and achieve stringent quality-performance
criteria."
From: http://www.lii.net/deming.html
earle
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