Word: motoyama
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Mazda officials praised their American students for being hardworking and eager to learn but noted that some ingrained attitudes needed changing. Said Motoyama: "The Americans don't seem to be very good at deciding things in groups. Each individual has a very strong opinion of his own. They have to learn to step back and accept other ideas...
...ranged from simple improvements, like grabbing a handful of bolts at once instead of stepping back to the bolt tray after using each one, to the installation of a moving parts tray, which would save even more time. The object of Mazda's training program, said its supervisor, Keishi Motoyama, is to erase the "traditional American separation between the planner and the person responsible for doing...