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I got it, the multiple times of blackface by him is just "controversial" and myself along with actual Indians calling the the clothing embarrassing is racist. This place is full of entertainment. |
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I beg to differ with you on that Japanese city, GE seems to show that it IS Hiroshima.
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I missed this post and have to disagree with your first two opinions. Toyota is famous throughout the world for their just in time manufacturing system that reacts to market demand more quickly than any other manufacturer and was copied by most. It explains why their inventory levels are usually half the industry standard 60 days for all series helping to make Toyota the most profitable auto manufacturer in history. I've toured several Toyota plants and saw JIT in action. At the Tahara plant, based on daily sales reporting trends and US dealer request, I saw them change dies in a press bigger than a two-story traditional home and start stamping out completely different unibodies...in under an hour. At the time, no other auto manufacturer could do that even after they were invited to participate but blew it off initially. The sudden changes underway now have never been seen before. I'm certainly not a Pollyanna underestimating the damage to the auto industry and overall economy. Anyone can and have said there will be a new normal but I can say after sitting in on weekly Zoom meetings with senior level TMNA executives that if they're panicked, it doesn't show...yet, but Japan staffers never lost their cool even during the Fukushima event and aftermath that devastated their homeland. Yep, there's a new normal. Who will adapt best remains to be seen but based on Toyota executives initial reactions, experience from spending my working career in the auto industry, and seeing their plans, my bet is on Toyota short and long term. |
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Now, BMW's biggest customers are dealers, so if those dealers don't sell their innovatory then BMW loses out on new sales because new orders will dry up, yet they are still not holding onto those unsold assets; it is the dealers. Again, maybe this is how all car sales work, but I can say that it probably doesn't work that way for Tesla, who doesn't have a dealer network.
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Toyota is completely different and responsive to daily sales tracking by series, model, colors int/ext, accessories and packages by country and region and from input through monthly Dealer Council advisory meetings, product planners and forecasters. Nothing is random. I should add that working with TMC staff wasn't always a bed of roses. Sometimes it felt like I was surrounded by Tora! Tora! Tora! central casting. They had their cultural ways to make their points and you didn't want to be on the receiving end of their displeasure. They also offered generous carrots so it balanced out eventually. |
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You'd think JIT would be a weak link with supply chain disruption possible with the slightest hiccup, but Fukushima showed that they were able to react quickly and barely lose a beat despite the supply chain being disrupted so quickly. I'm expecting a similar response next month as production ramps up again as planned, subject to change. With reduced retail sales, dealer inventories from port stock shipments is still alright. |
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but you can't do any of that with toyota. colors and options are all predetermined to ship out to wherever they see fit. if you want any specific package/color/transmission, it's up to you find a dealer that cares enough to locate it across the entire countries supply, and up to the dealer that ended up with that specific option to be willing to give it up. it's part of how they cut costs, by eliminating custom orders, they're able to know exactly what, where, and how much of any specific thing they need for production at any given time.
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