Everyone says Toyota is the best company in the world, but the customer doesn't care about the world. They care if we are the best in town, or not. That's what I want to be. Akio Toyoda Akio Toyoda - President of Toyota Company If only more people were able to recognize the true meaning of being the best. Toyoda summarized it very ably while referring to his personal business philosophy. However, there is actually a lot of applicable wisdom in what he had said. A famous Christian philosopher once claimed that people can only think of or think about things which exist. To be precise, he was claiming we would not be able to think about something nor understand something that is already not a part of us (from the Christian perspective, he was basically claiming that God put the idea and concept of Himself into people and that is why people are able to comprehend the idea and think about Him). However, one can say – Alright, it makes sense, but this also means tha
Technology is supposed to make our lives easier, allowing us to do things more quickly and efficiently. But too often it seems to make things harder, leaving us with fifty-button remote controls, digital cameras with hundreds of mysterious features and book-length manuals, and cars with dashboard systems worthy of the space shuttle. James Surowiecki James Surowiecki - American journalist You know things have gone too far when cars are being compared to space shuttles. Back in the 19 th century, in the early days of cars, cars were simply defined as self-powered motor vehicles of usually four wheels. They gained massive popularity in 20 th century when their production started to be concentrated on every day’s people’s needs. Most of the car users, i.e. buyers, live in North America, Europe and Australia. This especially applies to English speaking countries. Nevertheless, car production and development does not occur only in those areas. Instead of greater focus on