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Several actions that he took contributed to the effective and efficient operations of the Epiphone. When Epiphone monitored the business, he realized that although the market was in a stable and blooming condition, the recording guitars were too small and arguably too complex. He knew this because the Gibson’s model of guitars was of mighty sizes. He took note of all that; thus, Epiphone indirectly did a comparison of its competitor, Gibson by taking inspiration from them. The models were similar with Gibson’s but Epiphone had their own identities. Epiphone took this issue into consideration and reacted by correcting the models by increasing the size of its De Luxe, Broadway, and Triumph models by half an inch.
As proven in the case of Toyota Automobile Company, Sakichi Toyoda approach to quality assurance in the early 1960's lead to the implementation of Total Quality Control (TQC) activities; that helped solve quality issues early and prevent any reoccurrences. One TQC activity developed by the Service Division of Toyota Motor Sales Co., Ltd. in March 1969 was the "Toyota Customer Follow-up System," which recorded customers' addresses, names, car histories, vehicle problems, and repair locations onto cards. This system enabled TMS to classify, sort, and organize customer information, while at the same time address quality issues promptly when necessary. Due to the implementation of TQC activities, the quality of Toyota's products improved. Toyota's awareness about the importance of safety and product quality, as well as their corporate social responsibility, was further strengthened when a vehicle recall system was instituted in the U.S. in January 1968.
Toyota’s hybrid model, the Prius was compared with Honda Civic Hybrid. The Toyota was inspired by the Honda Civiv Hybrid as they went far enough to implement its first lithium ion battery. That, in tandem with the larger 1.5-liter 4-cylinder engine is good for 110 horsepower and 127 lb-ft of torque. Now...