Selling the Mustang...Buying a Truck. Pics...

Wolvrin704 said:

I can testify to the success that Toyota has engineered using the Lean Quailty system and Six Sigma. These are very good Japanese concepts that my company are now employing and I'm right in the middle of developing it at our level. Our advisor is a former Toyota exective and he used to manage several Toyota plants (and yes he is American). This system streamlines the process and develops standardized training and methods.

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thank you..... It has nothing to do with being in graduate school or such as I might have been arrogant in my previous threads. It has to do with running succesful quality standards put in the proper chain by good OM's. I love fords and will continue to drive fords the rest of my life for hauling or for fun as my three mustangs indicates.

However, for overall value in an suv, or sedan. Its all about quality control methods. Every car, regardless of manufacturer will have problems... Shoot, Ford didnt even design a working intake for our cars..

As far as those knocking on the Tundra and the new heavy duty toyota trucks..... It takes time to develop a good product. Ford has a few years on the toyota trucks at working out some of the kinks if I can remember right.

BTW, Wolvrin, Toyota doesnt use Six Sigma in its process. Just Lean Quality controls and total quality management. The difference, historically speeking, has been the Lean approach focuses more on OM's and managers. Most people generally see six sigma as focusing on the production chain, and the little aspects of a production chain. As Im sure you are experiencing, the Lean quality method focusses slightly more on managerial aspects. (each system is different, so Im guessing there) Also, well known in the industry, is that Toyota has conitued success bc of their willingness to change, think outside of the box, experiment, and try new ideas, with regards to management and production methods. The company culture of Toyota seems to working for the most part(FOR THE MOST PART), employees are fairly happy compared to their counterparts at GM and Ford.

I respect everybodys opinion, Ford makes a great product, but give credit where credit is due without telling somebody that they are undeserving of a mustang or any other product because they dont hold the blue oval on a pedistool.