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...would the forebears of Bob Lloyd, the Missourian who runs Bodine Aluminum in St. Louis and nearby Troy. Here Japanese workers hold Shinto ceremonies to celebrate milestones such as a new furnace or the casting of the 1 millionth engine part. "Our people think the plant ceremonies are a riot," says Lloyd...
...Bodine Aluminum, Lloyd still ruefully recalls the day the new Troy plant produced the first intake manifold to be rejected--after three months and 60,000 defect-free parts. The lapse "was immediately followed by an eight-hour meeting the next day," says Lloyd, who has had to adjust to the Japanese penchant for such talkathons. "Before, if I wanted to do X, I could do X," Lloyd says, "but now we have to meet for three days. They want everyone to be on board." Bodine has cut its initial reject rate from 20% to less than 2%. Even better...
Just last week, Murphy moved the fastest player on the team, sophomore Troy Jones, from tailback to cornerback in an effort to get even more team speed on that side of the ball...
Clinton has a lot of faults. We know what they are and we may not be proud of them, but we can live with them. TROY L. COX Stone Mountain, Georgia...
...like the pressure," he admits. "On some plays Troy is better than me, and we'll send him in for those. But I wouldn't mind getting every carry there...