Why Japan lost its comparative advantage in producing electronic parts

Re:Why Japan lost its comparative advantage in producing ele... by lazulicurio on Saturday October 05, 2019 @03:58PM (#21167581)

Forty years to recognize the power of the Toyota Production System, but another eighty to actually take those lessons to heart (if ever). A major stumbling block is the adversarial relationship between management and labor in the US[1]. TPS relies on a high-trust environment to function.

[1] For example, in current events: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21166923

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Re:Why Japan lost its comparative advantage in producing ele... by klenwell on Saturday October 05, 2019 @05:29PM (#21168078)

This is also a great listen on the subject:

NUMMI (2015)

A car plant in Fremont California that might have saved the U.S. car industry. In 1984, General Motors and Toyota opened NUMMI as a joint venture. Toyota showed GM the secrets of its production system: How it made cars of much higher quality and much lower cost than GM achieved. Frank Langfitt explains why GM didn't learn the lessons—until it was too late.

https://www.thisamericanlife.org/561/nummi-2015

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Re:Why Japan lost its comparative advantage in producing ele... by golemiprague on Saturday October 05, 2019 @05:28PM (#21168074)

It's not specifically the relationship, it is a cultural difference that goes deep into society, not something you can change, certainly not quick. People are different and cultures are different, but these days you can't say it loud because it is considered to be racism

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Re:Why Japan lost its comparative advantage in producing ele... by mistermann on Saturday October 05, 2019 @09:15PM (#21169152)

It's a shame you included the last part, otherwise it's an insightful comment.

Effective change requires tact and self-discipline.

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