Paul, watching this fills our soul... It's so inspiring to see this, we are so far behind them but we are indeed on the same path. What a great journey ahead... life is an adventure!!
Filipe I wish you were with me this morning I am teaching a four hour class to Nick and his team at Walters and Wolf on Japan it will be the first time I've ever taught this class formally and I would love to have you in the audience
This is good. Had the pleasure of installing the precast for bloombergs London HQ. They were perfectly made. The best architectural precast units you could ever see
Paul, The customer doesn't have to worry (wasted attention) when buying precast concrete from this plant. Great story and a great precast concrete plant! Ashley
No , Germany has high quality, high bullshit, lots of unions, lots of regulations, lots of complexity and high wages. Japan has high-bullshit and long work hours and high quality if you're lucky. I used to work all over the world in the tech biz and the cultural differences in the work environs are funny , but they are rarely what Americans romanticize them to be. If you want high quality and low bullshit, there are only two places to go...Italy and the midwest US...yup, Italy. And look out for Brazil too, they are scoring high on the no-bullshit meter.
stupid hindi this is our standard in Japan there is no less if they want less than this they should go to india where they will make precast wihtout drawings hahaha
For me Most America crafts people only want to give about 85 or 90% but still want top dollar. Look at house framers that get paid by the house, throw it up as fast as we can, it may be up to code but the craftsmanship is not there.
speak for yourself, I used to live in Japan and work there, I don't trust the Japanese one bit. In fact the only people I trust less than the Japanese is the Chinese. If you want to trust someone in Asia, go to Korea.
At what point does extra detail work go from Monozukuri to overproduction? That concrete does looks amazing but a little voice in the back of my mind is saying, "Polishing concrete that's going to be buried isn't value-added!"
That is in the eyes of the customer and the person performing. You have to determine what is value added for you. They have to determine what is value added for them. They are the best in the world at just about everything so it's difficult to argue with them :)
Some not all of Fastcaps products need to visit this total quality concept. A couple of my friends bought Tape Measures from Fastcap The quality was total crap. Cheap junk made in China. Paul Acres preaches total quality but Fastcap sells some junk products. I think he talks out of both sides of his mouth. No, they don't want a refund, they threw the junk tape measures in the trash. Offering a refund on crap products is not an honorable position. Make it quality from the start.
We are far from perfect but nowhere near Japanese quality if anybody ever has a problem with our products they are guaranteed for life unconditionally no receipt needed just call the 800 number and they will be replaced or refunded under a minute. 888 443 3748
Hi Paul, just want to add a comment. What you said about Japanese it true their products are very high qualities. That brings me to my point I am from Africa and Japan build a road in my country and it's just of quality compair to other contractors that are running around Africa.
What about the quality of the American concrete residential and commercial buildings? This kind of video really frustrates me because I know both the germany and the japan offer quality building materials but it really doesn't matter here in the United States. Complicated and narrowly divided construction laws and racially divided communities really makes me think all these are just pie in the sky pipe dreams. And the thing is the Industry is NOT willing to change the laws making sure everyone equally suffers. It doesn't matter if you have the money or not.
I think this is one of your best videos because of the message that quality drives customer loyalty. What a great theme.
Thanks Roy!
The Precast concrete quality is really very very good. I have never seen this type of quality even in Gulf countries... Good one
Fantastic!! one has to have a high level of respect for the people who care about what they do!
Yes!
Thank you for sharing, this makes me want to be a better engineer
Paul, watching this fills our soul... It's so inspiring to see this, we are so far behind them but we are indeed on the same path. What a great journey ahead... life is an adventure!!
I couldn't agree with your more. Thanks Filipe!
Filipe I wish you were with me this morning I am teaching a four hour class to Nick and his team at Walters and Wolf on Japan it will be the first time I've ever taught this class formally and I would love to have you in the audience
Wish I was there with you and Nick's team!!!!!!!
This is good. Had the pleasure of installing the precast for bloombergs London HQ. They were perfectly made. The best architectural precast units you could ever see
Great craftsmanship is all about attention to details.
Paul, The customer doesn't have to worry (wasted attention) when buying precast concrete from this plant. Great story and a great precast concrete plant! Ashley
This level of attention is truly inspiring. Cant wait till we are at this level of efficiency!
Great video like this set you up for the day, Thank you!
You're welcome!
Thx Paul
Great Video.
Quality=trust
Thanks, Karl!
What was the name of the company you went to visit?
very good work , bravo
Very nice finishing great job
Wow. Who builds like that in Texas ?
wonderfull people ! japaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan
.....I ALWAYS TRUST, AND BUY JAPANESE PRODUCED ITEMS, AND SERVICES!!!! THEY ARE THE BEST!!!!!!!
Same in Germany, hight quality, no bullshit.
No , Germany has high quality, high bullshit, lots of unions, lots of regulations, lots of complexity and high wages. Japan has high-bullshit and long work hours and high quality if you're lucky. I used to work all over the world in the tech biz and the cultural differences in the work environs are funny , but they are rarely what Americans romanticize them to be. If you want high quality and low bullshit, there are only two places to go...Italy and the midwest US...yup, Italy. And look out for Brazil too, they are scoring high on the no-bullshit meter.
Thank
That's a lot of fine detail work for concrete work, but if the customer is willing to pay for it...
They pay less than they had to pay for the US garbage ...
stupid hindi this is our standard in Japan there is no less
if they want less than this they should go to india where they will make precast wihtout drawings hahaha
whether the precast is Weather proof / damp proof /water proof / Earth quake resistant
I am sure concrete work is more advanced in N America though
For me Most America crafts people only want to give about 85 or 90% but still want top dollar. Look at house framers that get paid by the house, throw it up as fast as we can, it may be up to code but the craftsmanship is not there.
That's why we trust Japanese
speak for yourself, I used to live in Japan and work there, I don't trust the Japanese one bit. In fact the only people I trust less than the Japanese is the Chinese. If you want to trust someone in Asia, go to Korea.
At what point does extra detail work go from Monozukuri to overproduction? That concrete does looks amazing but a little voice in the back of my mind is saying, "Polishing concrete that's going to be buried isn't value-added!"
That is in the eyes of the customer and the person performing. You have to determine what is value added for you. They have to determine what is value added for them. They are the best in the world at just about everything so it's difficult to argue with them :)
No dust masks. Yes lungs will be screwed from silica dust
Some not all of Fastcaps products need to visit this total quality concept.
A couple of my friends bought Tape Measures from Fastcap
The quality was total crap. Cheap junk made in China.
Paul Acres preaches total quality but Fastcap sells some junk products.
I think he talks out of both sides of his mouth.
No, they don't want a refund, they threw the junk tape measures in the trash.
Offering a refund on crap products is not an honorable position.
Make it quality from the start.
We are far from perfect but nowhere near Japanese quality if anybody ever has a problem with our products they are guaranteed for life unconditionally no receipt needed just call the 800 number and they will be replaced or refunded under a minute. 888 443 3748
Hi Paul, just want to add a comment. What you said about Japanese it true their products are very high qualities. That brings me to my point I am from Africa and Japan build a road in my country and it's just of quality compair to other contractors that are running around Africa.
All my fastcap tape measures have been superb.
fun one I agree we are absolute idiots in everything we do is an abomination
What about the quality of the American concrete residential and commercial buildings? This kind of video really frustrates me because I know both the germany and the japan offer quality building materials but it really doesn't matter here in the United States. Complicated and narrowly divided construction laws and racially divided communities really makes me think all these are just pie in the sky pipe dreams. And the thing is the Industry is NOT willing to change the laws making sure everyone equally suffers. It doesn't matter if you have the money or not.