Episode #403 of the public radio program “This American Life” originally aired in 2010, telling the story of the NUMMI plant that was a joint venture between GM and Toyota (it’s now where they build Teslas). As a joint venture, that meant the closed-down GM Fremont plant was re-opened to be managed under the Toyota Production System. The This American Life story asks why GM didn’t learn more of the lessons from NUMMI. Well, GM did learn … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: “This American Life” on NUMMI Lessons, “Labor Notes” Still Hates Lean