Tag: GM
A Non-Lean Suggestion System
Thinking of employee suggestions, I had a flashback this week. Back when I worked at General Motors, we had a typical non-lean suggestion system....
"Remaking" GM?
03/23/06 - The Detroit News(Welcome Slate.com readers. Click here or on the top banner to check out my main page and to...
Fixing GM
Yesterday The Detroit Free Press published a collection of comments from auto industry analysts and GM leaders in a piece titled "5 Ways to...
General Motors, Ford hit the brakes
Business - Business - smh.com.auGM and Ford are both cutting production as sales are falling more. At least they will be cutting the...
Front Page Jobs Bank Embarrassment
The GM "Jobs Bank" has come up many times here before, but now the Wall St. Journal has a front page article (subscription required)....
Why the Interest in GM’s Job Bank?
Lean Manufacturing Blog: GM Jobs bank programs -- 12,000 paid not to workI know it's kind of weird to link to my own post,...
W. = "Won’t bail out" GM and Ford
WSJ.com - Bush Plays Down Bailout Prospects For GM and Ford:
Also: GM posted more than an $8 Billion Loss for FY 2005, announced today.
Excerpts:
"President...
A collection of "fix GM" columns
Jerry Flint, It Takes Many Arrows to Kill an Elephant - Forbes.comMy dad sent me this a while back and laziness kept it off...
Auto Companies Must Change From Within
IndustryWeek : Continuous ImprovementHere is an outstanding column from Industry Week and editor Tonya Vinas. It came to my email box courtesy of...
GM’s Lutz: ‘I gave at the office.’
GM's Lutz: Don't cut exec pay-He shoots down Kerkorian's idea to reduce salaries, says 'I gave at the office.'A follow up to yesterday's article...
GM told: Cut every salary
Detroit Free Press ArticleHow about "Reduce All Waste" as a rallying cry?Please check out my main blog page at www.leanblog.org
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Lean at NUMMI
Society of Manufacturing EngineersHere's a good overview of the Toyota/GM "Joint Venture" plant, NUMMI. I put "JV" in quotes because, sure there is...