More, Better, Faster,

1-These were the buzz words coming out of the post-graduate MBA programs, near the end of the 20th century. Maybe still in vogue today? Get more done, with less resources, but with better quality and by all mean beat the competition to the customer door. Essentionally, conpress the time from concept scope of work to the receiving dock of the customer. Oh forgot!... with little or no SMOG inventory and "green" to the core. 2-Here is what was funny, these ideas were a product of Dr.Deming as he applied to post WWII in Japan, withbig $s aid from the USA. He turned Japan into the most mighty nation in the manufacturing, all sectors in the world. However, by the time time Dr. Deming's ideas washed ashore here in the US of A, Japan's economy peek and spiral to below the "x" line. 3-Applying the Deming's princilpes in a relatively new state-side facility, (Japan)) optimizing the last 2-3%, provided success with little capital and works great. Trying to apply the same priciples to an on-going facility, on the fly, and discounting limited resourse, legacy commitments, and dictated environmental issues proves an impossible excercise. It's cheaper to buy than make so... 4-The MBDs, returned to the older sites that failed to be reborn, packaged them and shipped them overseas to "new" facilities. The word "new" is wrong considering the working condition and unaddressed environment world wide issues. But we are turning, as economists pridicted to a service nation...flipping hamburgers and low paying entry level jobs. Raise the min. wage as th LDP cry, the economy will flip these people overboard and the welfair roles explode. 5-The playing field, in world wide manufacturing is lopsided to start with and with an administration trying to micro-manage certain selected manufacturing, "green" projects will prove to be the nation demise. The next three years will be tough and the following administration will need 3-5 years to undone what the last administration dictated... the real lost eight years in American history.