Toyota's Challenge: Growing the Talent

Toyota's Challenge: Growing the Talent
[url]http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,189107,00.html[/url]

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Jim Higgins, 3/26/2006,5:41:36 PM, wrote:
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> Toyota's Challenge: Growing the Talent
> [url]http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,189107,00.html[/url][/color]

Hopefully some of their "kaizen" will be adopted by other car
manufacturers.

"badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Jim Higgins, 3/26/2006,5:41:36 PM, wrote:
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>> Toyota's Challenge: Growing the Talent
>> [url]http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,189107,00.html[/url][/color]
>
> Hopefully some of their "kaizen" will be adopted by other car
> manufacturers.[/color]

Hmmmmm...... wonder if I should go back?
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On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 22:25:06 -0600, "Ray O"
<rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOTcomn> wrote:
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>
>"badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote in message
>news:xn0ek72isa04vmz000@news.readfreenews.net...[color=green]
>> Jim Higgins, 3/26/2006,5:41:36 PM, wrote:
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>>> Toyota's Challenge: Growing the Talent
>>> [url]http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,189107,00.html[/url][/color]
>>
>> Hopefully some of their "kaizen" will be adopted by other car
>> manufacturers.[/color]
>
>Hmmmmm...... wonder if I should go back?[/color]

hmmmmm I would think you could write your ticket! It very well might
be worth a look see.

I sure as hell would love for you to be in their customer
relations/service operation.

Big expense account.

Shabu-shabu

Think of the possibilities....

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Scott in Florida

"Scott in Florida" <MoveOn@outa.here> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 22:25:06 -0600, "Ray O"
> <rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOTcomn> wrote:
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>>
>>"badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:xn0ek72isa04vmz000@news.readfreenews.net...[color=darkred]
>>> Jim Higgins, 3/26/2006,5:41:36 PM, wrote:
>>>
>>>> Toyota's Challenge: Growing the Talent
>>>> [url]http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,189107,00.html[/url]
>>>
>>> Hopefully some of their "kaizen" will be adopted by other car
>>> manufacturers.[/color]
>>
>>Hmmmmm...... wonder if I should go back?[/color]
>
> hmmmmm I would think you could write your ticket! It very well might
> be worth a look see.
>
> I sure as hell would love for you to be in their customer
> relations/service operation.
>
> Big expense account.
>
> Shabu-shabu
>
> Think of the possibilities....
>
> --
>
> Scott in Florida[/color]

LOL! For the most part, I enjoyed meeting with customers because I was
usually able to either fix their cars or re-assure them in person that
nothing was wrong.

My expense account wasn't THAT big but the annual new model intro shows for
dealers was always an extravaganza with the local fare from wherever the
event was being held plus several sushi stations, tables loaded with a dozen
different kinds of caviar, and entertainment. I've seen professional stunt
drivers drive FX16's on 2 wheels, magicians, Jay Leno, the Beach Boys, Kenny
Rogers, the Tokyo Philharmonic and on and on.

Rather than changing cars every 6 months or 12,000 miles, one of my friends
in the forklift division was saying that he has to keep his company car for
(gasp) 2 years and depending on grade level, there are caps on dealer cost.
For example, he can drive a moderately equipped Camry, Sienna or Tacoma, a
stripped Tundra or Avalon, loaded Corolla, etc. I don't know if those same
rules apply to the folks calling on car dealers.


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"Ray O" <rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOTcomn> wrote in message
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>
> "Scott in Florida" <MoveOn@outa.here> wrote in message
> news:mckf22h8j2qmqtdmf2332cj7tvrc9fh84g@4ax.com...[color=green]
>> On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 22:25:06 -0600, "Ray O"
>> <rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOTcomn> wrote:
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>>>
>>>"badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>news:xn0ek72isa04vmz000@news.readfreenews.net...
>>>> Jim Higgins, 3/26/2006,5:41:36 PM, wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Toyota's Challenge: Growing the Talent
>>>>> [url]http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,189107,00.html[/url]
>>>>
>>>> Hopefully some of their "kaizen" will be adopted by other car
>>>> manufacturers.
>>>
>>>Hmmmmm...... wonder if I should go back?[/color]
>>
>> hmmmmm I would think you could write your ticket! It very well might
>> be worth a look see.
>>
>> I sure as hell would love for you to be in their customer
>> relations/service operation.
>>
>> Big expense account.
>>
>> Shabu-shabu
>>
>> Think of the possibilities....
>>
>> --
>>
>> Scott in Florida[/color]
>
> LOL! For the most part, I enjoyed meeting with customers because I was
> usually able to either fix their cars or re-assure them in person that
> nothing was wrong.
>
> My expense account wasn't THAT big but the annual new model intro shows
> for dealers was always an extravaganza with the local fare from wherever
> the event was being held plus several sushi stations, tables loaded with a
> dozen different kinds of caviar, and entertainment. I've seen
> professional stunt drivers drive FX16's on 2 wheels, magicians, Jay Leno,
> the Beach Boys, Kenny Rogers, the Tokyo Philharmonic and on and on.
>
> Rather than changing cars every 6 months or 12,000 miles, one of my
> friends in the forklift division was saying that he has to keep his
> company car for (gasp) 2 years and depending on grade level, there are
> caps on dealer cost. For example, he can drive a moderately equipped
> Camry, Sienna or Tacoma, a stripped Tundra or Avalon, loaded Corolla, etc.
> I don't know if those same rules apply to the folks calling on car
> dealers.
>
>
> --
>
> Ray O
> (correct punctuation to reply)
>[/color]

Hmmm...we set up two reasonably well equipped Highlanders for the regional
reps, and an Avalon for someone else. The Avalon was OK, but the Highlanders
were fairly well appointed.

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>
> "Ray O" <rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOTcomn> wrote in message
> news:ce67c$44282598$44a4a10d$6932@msgid.meganewsservers.com...[color=green]
>>
>> "Scott in Florida" <MoveOn@outa.here> wrote in message
>> news:mckf22h8j2qmqtdmf2332cj7tvrc9fh84g@4ax.com...[color=darkred]
>>> On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 22:25:06 -0600, "Ray O"
>>> <rokigawa@tristarassociatesDOTcomn> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>"badgolferman" <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>news:xn0ek72isa04vmz000@news.readfreenews.net...
>>>>> Jim Higgins, 3/26/2006,5:41:36 PM, wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Toyota's Challenge: Growing the Talent
>>>>>> [url]http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,189107,00.html[/url]
>>>>>
>>>>> Hopefully some of their "kaizen" will be adopted by other car
>>>>> manufacturers.
>>>>
>>>>Hmmmmm...... wonder if I should go back?
>>>
>>> hmmmmm I would think you could write your ticket! It very well might
>>> be worth a look see.
>>>
>>> I sure as hell would love for you to be in their customer
>>> relations/service operation.
>>>
>>> Big expense account.
>>>
>>> Shabu-shabu
>>>
>>> Think of the possibilities....
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Scott in Florida[/color]
>>
>> LOL! For the most part, I enjoyed meeting with customers because I was
>> usually able to either fix their cars or re-assure them in person that
>> nothing was wrong.
>>
>> My expense account wasn't THAT big but the annual new model intro shows
>> for dealers was always an extravaganza with the local fare from wherever
>> the event was being held plus several sushi stations, tables loaded with
>> a dozen different kinds of caviar, and entertainment. I've seen
>> professional stunt drivers drive FX16's on 2 wheels, magicians, Jay Leno,
>> the Beach Boys, Kenny Rogers, the Tokyo Philharmonic and on and on.
>>
>> Rather than changing cars every 6 months or 12,000 miles, one of my
>> friends in the forklift division was saying that he has to keep his
>> company car for (gasp) 2 years and depending on grade level, there are
>> caps on dealer cost. For example, he can drive a moderately equipped
>> Camry, Sienna or Tacoma, a stripped Tundra or Avalon, loaded Corolla,
>> etc. I don't know if those same rules apply to the folks calling on car
>> dealers.
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Ray O
>> (correct punctuation to reply)
>>[/color]
>
> Hmmm...we set up two reasonably well equipped Highlanders for the regional
> reps, and an Avalon for someone else. The Avalon was OK, but the
> Highlanders were fairly well appointed.[/color]

There are at least 3 different Toyota companies that call on the dealers -
Toyota Motor Distributors, Toyota Motor Insurance Services, and Toyota Motor
Credit Corp. The Boston Region TM people have dealer plates while the TMIS
and TMCC people have hard plated cars. The TMIS and TMCC people have always
had more restrictions on what they could drive than the TM people, and even
within TM, there was a pecking order.
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Ray O
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