I sure would like to show you my PC1

[Shawn]

Mr. Walker, still waiting to find out something......Anything.

Thanks,


Shawn

[Shawn]

FYI....Month 5, no PC1. Lots of new ones coming in to DCGL,etc...But not mine.

Shawn

[mm2002]

Shawn, I feel for ya man. Unfortunately, this seems to be a common occurence with USA made products. The problem is that it's very hard to find any decent hard working employees here in the US of A that are willing to work for a reasonable living, because our government makes it so easy to sit around on your ass drawing wellfare and foodstamps. I personally have met people who feel that by getting a job they would be getting a cut in pay....so why work? Then the people who DO work think thay need to make at least 50K per year, but don't want to have to put forth any real effort to do so.

I can't base this on any real facts, but I'd gamble a few bucks to say that there are people managing a McDonalds grease pit that probably get paid more than the people working on your high dollar guitar.

It sucks, and gas prices suck, and our economy in general sucks, and etc .etc. etc...........but .............

Is it any wonder that most of the products that draw a happy line between quality and workmanship come from somewhere other than the USA?

I'm not proud of what I stated, but it makes me think.

[danastas]

I don't want to get into a political discussion, but those welfare days ended in 1995. It's workfare now. You draw a check, you have to work. Yeah, there's no incentive to really work hard, but still. At the very least, you get a job with public works. They changed the rules. There are exceptions for mothers with infants. That's it.

[JohnnyRasgueado]

Shawn:

Maybe it's crazy, but I had super good luck talking to the FMIC reps by calling the Scottsdale, AZ phone number listed in the Charvel Winter 2006 Price List during a minor fiasco of my own this year. I got straight answers from them with good information, and my phone calls seemed (at least to me) to give the process a shot of epinephrine. Give it a try -- since ya got no guitar, ya got nothing to lose.

Hang in there, bro.

--jr

[Flatpicker]

This argument has been going on as long as there has been paid work to be done.
Are the workers lazy or is the employer asking for too much for too little.
And what, is the worth of skilled labor?
We'll never get an answer to those questions.
But, that conversation should go to the off topic forum if you plan to continue it.

[Shawn]

Shawn:

Maybe it's crazy, but I had super good luck talking to the FMIC reps by calling the Scottsdale, AZ phone number listed in the Charvel Winter 2006 Price List during a minor fiasco of my own this year. I got straight answers from them with good information, and my phone calls seemed (at least to me) to give the process a shot of epinephrine. Give it a try -- since ya got no guitar, ya got nothing to lose.

Hang in there, bro.

--jr

JR, I appreciate the help and advice, but I'd rather squeeze by with the few I have and simply really find out how long this will take on its own.

I certainly know how to conduct a massive phone campaign, but at this point, its far more interesting to watch and wait.



Shawn

[Budman68]

JR, I appreciate the help and advice, but I'd rather squeeze by with the few I have and simply really find out how long this will take on its own.

I certainly know how to conduct a massive phone campaign, but at this point, its far more interesting to watch and wait.



Shawn

You're a bastard.....lol! I knew there was a reason why I liked you, Shawn-

[JohnnyRasgueado]

JR, I appreciate the help and advice, but I'd rather squeeze by with the few I have and simply really find out how long this will take on its own.

Shawn:

Gotcha. Good luck with the experiment, and let us know how it turns out! I'll expect a full lab report once your results are recorded. Tee hee.

--jr

[MEX3]

The key lean manufacturing principles:

• Perfect first-time quality - quest for zero defects, revealing & solving problems at the source
• Waste minimization – eliminating all activities that do not add value & safety nets, maximize use of scarce resources (capital, people and land)
• Continuous improvement – reducing costs, improving quality, increasing productivity and information sharing
• Pull processing: products are pulled from the consumer end, not pushed from the production end
• Flexibility – producing different mixes or greater diversity of products quickly, without sacrificing efficiency at lower volumes of production
• Building and maintaining a long term relationship with suppliers through collaborative risk sharing, cost sharing and information sharing arrangements.

I don't think they have it down yet.

[Flatpicker]

[/list]I don't think they have it down yet.

Very few have.
Most just claim that they use it so that their shareholders will quiet down.
In the U.S. Lean simply means reducing headcount and increasing short-term financials.

You have to look to Japan to see Lean implemented correctly.

[Shawn]

You're a bastard.....lol! I knew there was a reason why I liked you, Shawn-

Great minds think alike. LOL

Mr. Walker, any info for me?





Shawn

[hippietim]

JR, I appreciate the help and advice, but I'd rather squeeze by with the few I have and simply really find out how long this will take on its own.

I certainly know how to conduct a massive phone campaign, but at this point, its far more interesting to watch and wait.



Shawn

Hey if you *really* want to experiment, try doing this sort of thing without even posting on the JCF. I think Zager and Evans would have to sing their one famous song for you.

[SeventhSon]

lmao!

[Myxolidian]

jcmktgguy, don't you think 5 months to replace a bolt-on neck is a little excessive?

What are your thoughts on this? Is this normal? If not, what would be considered normal?