Just talked about the problem of Japan referring to Sony and Panasonic by previous blog comment.
I happened to find Korean power example by Samsung Product;
It is the security system with 8 infrared cameras with 2TB HDD recording feature. The set-up is so easy with plug-n-play. How much is this system? It is less than $1,000 !
Technology wise, the Japanese companies can make the same product easily but a lot of product line-up is being missed from the Japanese companies. For instance, I wonder why they do not market other home appliances such as laundry machines, washer & dryer, vacuum cleaners and smart phones like Samsung and LG for overseas market.
Is it just a lack of marketing? Many Japanese business man are living in the US, but some of them do not seem to be connected well with a local community and their local staff in the office. They live in the local Japanese community in the US.
I am afraid that the Japanese might be taking their advantages here in the US from which our seniors had built the credit with their huge efforts; I mean they are Issei - Sansei in the US. (1st - 3rd generations of Japanese who have been living before/after WW II.)
As Japan made their good products with their continuous improvements, so called KAIZEN, they should make the same efforts to improve their relationship with mutual trust and friendship in overseas. The Japanese problem today is not a technology but willpower.
先日、ソニーやパナソニックの例で日本の問題に触れたばかり。たまたま昨日見つけて驚いたのがSamsungのセキュリティシステムです。韓国の元気の一例です。 そのシステムは、８個の赤外線カメラに２テラバイトの録画機能までついて$1000以下で売られています。使い方はとても簡単。本当のPlug-N-Playでカメラを繋いだら即配信。
技術的には日本メーカでも簡単にできる製品。他にも韓国メーカのように白物家電や携帯電話で何故海外市場進出が出来なかったのでしょうか？
単なるマーケティングの失敗？だとしたら、日本ビジネスマンの海外での過ごし方にも問題があるのでは？ アメリカ駐在中、地元コミュニティやスタッフと深く交わらず、小さな日本社会だけて生きていたら、生活に密着したビジネス戦略や製品アイデアも出るとは思えません。
例えば、アメリカにおいて日本人先駆者が築き上げた信用に甘えてはいけないと思います。つまり、戦前から移住した一世から三世日系人の方々の努力の賜物です。
製品の改善だけでなく、日本国外における信頼と友好の絶え間ない改善が大きな課題の日本だと思います。問題は、技術でなく、気力というか意地ではないかと強く感じるこの頃です。
