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Are German companies really more efficient that those in the UK?
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostNo, if you want to retain your sanity you don't buy SAP. If you want to invoice as a contractor, you recommend SAP to all your friends.Socialism is inseparably interwoven with totalitarianism and the abject worship of the state.
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Originally posted by mos View PostHard to say. My Grand Dad who was captured in 1941 and taken to Germany as slave labourer told me that Germans did know how to squeeze him and 3 millions other Poles all day long. Even at night he was being squeezed by the missus of his "Bauer".Comment
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The german IB I am at is in bed with SAP as a result the permie IT turnover is really high because nothing ever gets delivered so no one gets promoted.
And they are not allowed to sack anyone because they (the local permies) head for the train lines and jump.
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From my experience it varies depending on region, size of company etc but in general the German service sector is not a patch on the UK's. They're a manufacturing powerhouse, we (the SE anyway) are a services powerhouse.
Most of my interactions with German management have not impressed me with their efficiency, quite the opposite in fact. As far as the knowledge economy goes (IT, finance, biotech) we are much better, that's because our best people are better educated (our best universities are better than theirs). Germans are better at training their drone bees to a high standard so they're better at manufacturing.Hard Brexit now!
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Originally posted by sasguru View PostFrom my experience it varies depending on region, size of company etc but in general the German service sector is not a patch on the UK's. They're a manufacturing powerhouse, we (the SE anyway) are a services powerhouse.And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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Originally posted by Eirikur View PostThat's why most German products are successful and wanted all over the world and British well they fail most of the time
Furthermore cars made in British factories nowadays are as reliable as any in the world
You may argue that the car companies are foreign owned, but a car like the Nissan Qashqai is almost totally British from conception to design to build.
Huge and complex submarines for the Royal Navy seem Ok too.
We can do engineering as good as anybody, but maybe rightly, we are concentrating on more added value sectors.Last edited by sasguru; 26 March 2014, 10:44.Hard Brexit now!
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FWIW I think the industry with the most potential over the next century is one which the UK is very good at: biotech.Hard Brexit now!
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Originally posted by sasguru View PostYou ever fly? Because chances are good that engines on your plane were built in either the US (Pratt and Whitney) or UK (Rolls Royce) and they seem pretty reliable
Furthermore cars made in British factories nowadays are as reliable as any in the world
You may argue that the car companies are foreign owned, but a car like the Nissan Qashqai is almost totally British from conception to design to build.
Huge and complex submarines for the Royal Navy seem Ok too.
We can do engineering as good as anybody, but maybe rightly, we are concentrating on more added value sectors.And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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SAP versus Oracle for usability and sensible implementation then SAP wins every time. There are lot less WTF moments with SAP.
SAP however is a big investment and yes you have to change your organisation (but normally 'organisation' is a very loose definition for the bunch of bodges most companies implement), but once you do it can be very impressive.
The Germans in our company seem to understand how to implement SAP so it works. But they are Bureaucratic and their forms take the mick, we had to get the UK team to translate & streamline.
Once you find a helpful German they are normally very competent if busy.
They seem to spend more effort getting it right technically and there is more pride in it.Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.Comment
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