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To: JRI who wrote (41018)	5/8/1998 2:04:00 PM
From: freeus	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 176388

re your analysis of why US carmakers lost ground to the Japanese, and Dell., Let me add something. I read articles several years ago that the Japanese actually sent researchers to the U.S. and found out what the carbuyer wanted What a novel idea. So they produced exactly what the buyers wanted and sold more cars consequently. Guess who else is producing exactly what the customer wants with their BTO model??????? Allowed only one guess! Freeus

To: JRI who wrote (41018)	5/8/1998 2:40:00 PM
From: Father E.	Respond to of 176388

Auto wasn't the greatest example. I concede. Let us use Transistor electronics as the example then. I strongly disagreed with Ezra Vogel theories (Harvard lecturer that wrote a best seller called Japan as number 1) back in the early 80's that Japan was number 1 for the reasons you mentioned plus some. I contended a lot of it had to do with the fact that the yen was between 250-400 to the dollar. Way undervalued so that they could create an export powerhouse.

To: JRI who wrote (41018)	5/8/1998 3:05:00 PM
From: Jim Patterson	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 176388

re: In fact, one of the big reasons why many Asian countries are in the trouble (that they are in) is that they adopted a "low price/marketshare at all costs" strategy which has failed them miserably in recent times.......... I would like to point out that the main reason the AP countries fell appart is that they took on too much debt to grow. Combined with a flood of money looking for something to do, caused asset to become inflated, which made it possible to lend more money. Point 2, DELL has started issuing debt so they can continue their share buy back program with out interuption while they try to expand their business. I think both of these look strangely simmilar. Jim