Tag: GM
Updated: GM Shows "Standard Work" to Journalists?
GM teaches writers to build it right each timeUpdated: GM *does* do some kaizen in the classWhat we call Lean or TPS, they...
Suppliers: GM better, rivals not
Detroit News ArticleGM, Ford, and Chrysler are frequent targets here for their "beat up the suppliers" approach to supply chain management. Here's some...
LeanBlog Podcast #24 – Jim Womack, State of the Auto World
Episode #24 of the LeanBlog Podcast is the 2nd part of my recent conversation with Jim Womack, of the Lean Enterprise Institute. In this...
It’s NOT the Fault of GM’s Workers
NPR : Reasons for GM Slide Go Beyond Work ForceHonestly, I'd expect more from liberal NPR and their headline. You'd expect NPR to...
Toyota Tops GM in Sales
Toyota topples GM as global sales leader - USATODAY.comIt's been long expected, but the day is finally here: Toyota is now the global...
Workers, Supervisors, and Respect
The End of the Line as They Know It - New York TimesThe link above is an article about "Detroit Three" employees taking voluntary...
How About Partnership Instead?
New Detroit Woe: Makers of Parts Won't Cut Prices - WSJ.comWah, the latest complaint from the "Detroit Three" (formerly known as the "Big Three")...
My "GM Bashing" in the ChangeThis Manifesto
Some of you might have read my "ChangeThis" manifesto, "How Toyota Can Save Your Life... At The Hospital."I've gotten a lot of positive feedback...
Correcting a GM Assembly Line Story – Did GM Cars Really...
In the past, I've referenced a story I had heard about a GM plant in 1980's where the "completed" vehicles went to one of...
GM Got Gamed (Or, How to Fudge Your Production Numbers to...
Following up on my post about my recent experience with metrics and processes being distorted (and my less-than-perfect Lean coaching efforts), I was thinking...
WSJ Readers Beating up on GM
Dream Cars: Made-to-Order Line Could Restore Pride in American Autos - WSJ.comThe WSJ published a group of letters critical of GM in response to...
Reminded of Tom Peters – Big, Slow, Dopey Companies
GM in early talks to buy Chrysler: source - Yahoo! News
I'm reminded of hearing Tom Peters ask once:
"What do you expect when one big,...
