Tag: GM

Curious at Amazon, but Not Idle - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com This piece about Amazon's CEO Jeff Bezos made me think about visiting the "Gemba"...

I've always been a huge Simpsons fan, even if the show has gotten less funny in the past few years (flame away on that...

As GM and Chrysler were going back before Congress today, they have been back in the news again lately. I have gotten tired of...

Op-Ed Contributor - G.M.'s Secret Success - NYTimes.comI agree with the basic premise of this piece that not all is rotten in GM. For...

Bush Gives Emergency Loans to Automakers - NYTimes.comDetroit News ArticleI don't understand this at all. What is the operational definition of "viable"? What will/can...

UAW suspends jobs bank, delays retiree fund payments - USATODAY.comSo this might be the end of the infamous Jobs Bank that we've talked about...

Business World - WSJ.com -- How to Save Detroit And $50 Billion: The Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. column "Business World" in the WSJ is normally...

CNBC Link to Show and Online VideoI'm setting the DVR from England and will watch this over the internet when time allows (isn't technology...

Industry News: GM To Offer Zero-Percent Financing, Raise Prices, Screen Hummer BuyersIt's very hard to figure out what GM is thinking these days. In...

GM preps for new hires after buyoutsThis is a particularly sad story. We often debate the proper role of layoffs and headcount reductions in...

From Devin, a graduate student, posted with his permission: "I'm an operations management student who is writing a report on lean manufacturing at GM....

Listen: Here is LeanBlog Podcast #40, an interview with a retired UAW/GM employee who wishes to remain anonymous, at this point. We have traded many...