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ムラ

English translation: inconsistencies

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Japanese term or phrase:ムラ
English translation:inconsistencies
Entered by: Anchoy

00:12 Mar 11, 2004
Japanese to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
Japanese term or phrase: ムラ
This appears in a survey about personnel and customer satisfaction at an IT company.

製品毎で営業・技術の対応にムラがある。
Anchoy
United States
Local time: 23:27
inconsistencies
Explanation:
"Variations" would work too, but I think that a slightly more negative connotation is intended.
Selected response from:

shhogg
Local time: 23:27
Grading comment
Thanks.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6inconsistencies
shhogg
5discrepancies
Savana Simpson
4difference
Hiromasa Funaki
3unevenness
Hiromi Kobayashi


  

Answers


1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
discrepancies


Explanation:
may fit better for the nuance here.


Savana Simpson
Local time: 14:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ムラ
difference


Explanation:
"difference" or "variation" seem to be appropriate.

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Note added at 2 hrs 31 mins (2004-03-11 02:44:05 GMT)
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Uneveness may be another answer.

Hiromasa Funaki
Japan
Local time: 13:27
Native speaker of: Japanese
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
inconsistencies


Explanation:
"Variations" would work too, but I think that a slightly more negative connotation is intended.

shhogg
Local time: 23:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Katalin Horváth McClure: This is the right word in this context.
16 mins
agree  snowbees: yes. Lack of coordination/rule across operating divisions.
1 hr
agree  Kurt Hammond: In my workplace, this is the most common term for the phenomenon.
1 hr
agree  kokuritsu: Certainly.
2 hrs
agree  Kaori Myatt
4 hrs
agree  Mariko Kobayashi
2 days 23 hrs
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
ムラ
unevenness


Explanation:
There is unevenness bewteen Sales Dept. and Engineering Dept.


    Reference: http://www.eeoc.gov/abouteeoc/meetings/9-8-03/center.html
Hiromi Kobayashi
Japan
Local time: 13:27
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
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