Tag: Detroit Three

Respecting copyright, I'll just link to this funny cartoon from Nate Beeler. Maybe this is your Saturday chuckle.Subscribe via RSS | Lean Blog...

Europe businessman of the year: Wendelin Wiedeking - Jan. 27, 2009: It's nice to see Lean get such glowing praise in a mainstream publication like...

No Detroiters Need Apply - Automotive NewsFirst off, I hate the whole "czar" term in our government. Ick.But if we need a "car czar",...

Exec Shuffle: Hyundai Motor America Names Lean-Production Expert to Top PostI wonder how other automakers would do having process thinkers instead of finance people...

U.S. Big Three Trail Japan in Productivity - New York TimesSometimes, in the course of my reading and research, I stumble across something interesting...

Marketplace: Supplier gets dwindling sums for its partsThis story has been in the blog backlog, but it's always an important topic, the idea of...

How GM Handles a Hit: Build Fewer - WSJ.comWelcome to new readers from the MoneyCentral MSN blog. To explore more about "Lean," visit the...

In Shift, Auto Workers Flee to Health-Care Jobs - WSJ.com:This story caught my ear, first, when I heard it on the Wall Street Journal...

For UAW Chief, a Bid To Forestall 'Waterloo' - WSJ.comThe UAW leader for the U.S., Ron Gettelfinger was featured in today's Wall Street Journal....

Detroit News ArticleGM, Ford, and Chrysler are frequent targets here for their "beat up the suppliers" approach to supply chain management. Here's some...

Heath Care - New York TimesLong, but interesting, piece in the Sunday Times about the history of how we got to the point of...

The End of the Line as They Know It - New York TimesThe link above is an article about "Detroit Three" employees taking voluntary...