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LETTERS, Page 8Improving the Product
Your story on the joint automaking venture of GM and Toyota
made some excellent points about American workers and Japanese
managers (AMERICAN SCENE, Dec. 26). I was disturbed, however, by
Vice President Bill Childs' statement that the younger Japanese
"don't accept authority automatically any longer. They are more
like us. They are our only hope." It is sad to think our ability
to compete and restore our lost manufacturing position depends on
overtaking younger, less regimented Japanese.
D.L. Kimbler, President
Society for Integrated Manufacturing
Norcross, Ga.
It's very brave of the Japanese to teach GM how to build cars
more efficiently, even if Toyota's personnel are at risk of being
contaminated by the American Dream. Ah, the rigmarole just to
relearn that if you're making something, the one thing that matters
is the product.
Tim S. Toney
Raleigh, N.C.