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How many people in [insert country] does it take to make...

Post by Guest » 12.06.2009, 10:45

a lightbulb.

Interesting fact a leacturer once told me

In germany it takes 1-2 people to make a lightbulb
In america it takes 8-10 people to make a lightbulb
In china it takes 80-100 people to make a lightbulb

But it has nothing to do with one country being more efficiant than another.

Simply different way of management and different employees rights.

lol

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Post by Guest » 12.06.2009, 12:42

Hmm, people power
China uses its main resource, namely people, in preference to other more capital dependent process simply because its more effective for them
Donno why its relevant though
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Post by Guest » 12.06.2009, 13:13

This should be moved to the General Conversations or Fun Talk section of the forums. (It has nothing to do with Kapilands.)

I disagree with America needing so many people. 1 - 2 people would be all it would take to change a light bulb. (Management usually goes directly to Maintenance.)

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Post by Guest » 12.06.2009, 13:29

Its make a lightbulb its production if it should be moved then move it wasn't sure where to put it

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Post by Guest » 12.06.2009, 13:36

Ops, I am so used to, "How many people does it take to change a light bulb?" I didn't notice it was make.

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Post by Guest » 12.06.2009, 14:30

lol thats k i thought it sounded like that

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Post by Guest » 15.06.2009, 01:50

Lol... Ok hope this is not off topic but reminds me of a joke.....

The Americans and the Japanese decided to engage in a competitive boat race. Both teams practiced hard and long to reach their peak performance. On the big day they felt ready.

The Japanese won by a mile. Afterward, the American team was discouraged by the loss. Morale sagged. Corporate management decided that the reason for the crushing defeat had to be found, so a consulting firm was hired to investigate the problem and recommended corrective action.

The consultant's finding: The Japanese team had eight people rowing and one person steering; the American team had one person rowing and eight people steering.

After a year of study and millions spent analyzing the problem, the consultant firm concluded that too many people were steering and not enough were rowing on the American team.

So as race day neared again the following year, the American team's management structure was completely reorganized. The new structure: four steering managers, three area steering managers and a new performance review system for the person rowing the boat to provide work incentive.

The next year, the Japanese won by two miles. Humiliated, the American corporation laid off the rower for poor performance and gave the managers a bonus for discovering the problem....

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Post by Guest » 15.06.2009, 03:35

Hey that sounds like Corporate America..especially the car companies

pk

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Post by Guest » 15.06.2009, 09:31

:lol: Could have happened here in the Netherlands as well.

How many people does it take to change a lighbulb in Belgium?
2, one to stand on a chair to change the lightbulb, and one to keep turning the chair around. :lol: :lol: :lol:
(We have a lot of Belgium jokes in our country).

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Post by Guest » 15.06.2009, 16:06

lol that was good one walker.

that could apply to britain too.

the whole economic crisis.

The banks have poor management and the bank managers are laid off...fair enough except they get pensions worth

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Post by Guest » 15.06.2009, 16:52

Sally: You're dutch? :D

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Post by Guest » 15.06.2009, 17:07

VerConMat Industries BV wrote:Sally: You're dutch? :D

The whole world knows that... :P

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Post by Guest » 15.06.2009, 20:42

sergiurocks506 wrote:
VerConMat Industries BV wrote:Sally: You're dutch? :D

The whole world knows that... :P
Jeez I hope not!! :lol: :lol:

But yes, I am.

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Post by Guest » 15.06.2009, 21:14

I didn't know that :P

I'm Dutch as well :lol:

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Post by Guest » 15.06.2009, 22:48

That's good, feels more at home now. 8)

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