Re: work times & accommodation @tokyo, WAS: Re: [tlug] Embedded linux dev wanting to find work in Tokyo.. Seeking advice.

[Attila Kinali <attila@example.com>]

On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:28:34 +0900
"Stephen J. Turnbull" <stephen@example.com> wrote:

> Curt Sampson writes:
>  > On 2008-07-22 14:02 +0900 (Tue), Stephen J. Turnbull wrote:
>  > 
>  > > I too thought I would learn something about the search for quality, or
>  > > even perfection, when I came to Japan. ...but I'm not sure what they
>  > > have to teach the West that we haven't already made a good start on
>  > > learning.
>  > 
>  > Right. Much of what they're doing was brought to them *from* the U.S.
>  > via folks like Deming.
> 
> That's not a very useful thing to say.  The Japanese have kaizenned
> much of Deming to the point where he wouldn't recognize it.

Can you elaborate what "kaizenned" and "Deming" mean in this context?
(Yes, i read about Deming on wikipedia, but it doesn't tell much)

Thanks

			Attila Kinali
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