Tag: NUMMI
Big News: Toyota and Tesla to Build Cars at NUMMI
Surprising news today from California... from the WSJ. Toyota and Tesla are partnering up!
Tesla Motors Inc. said it is partnering with Toyota Motors Inc....
Life Without Tap Water in Boston – New Standardized Work
I'm sitting here on a Sunday morning, drinking a cup of coffee I made at home with bottled water. Why bottled water? Because of...
Read this Book – But Don’t Copy ThedaCare
Due out in June is a book that I think will be an important one for the Lean Healthcare movement. That book is about...
Archived SlideCast of my Webinar on Gemba Walks
I have strong ties and connections to the state of Michigan, growing up in Livonia, starting my career there in Livonia, and having my...
April Fool: A New Way to Learn Lean? Wii Lean!
Note: I edited the post title on April 3 to make it clear this was an April Fool's Joke. Comments posted by readers on...
NPR on the “End of the Line” at NUMMI and My...
Here's some Saturday morning listening... a story from yesterday's "All Things Considered" on the "End of the Line" at the NUMMI plant (the GM...
Did the Reporter or GM Blow it on a Definition of...
Calif. to get dose of auto anguish | Detroit Free Press | Freep.comHere's a recent story about the demise of NUMMI, in which, the...
Confirmed: Toyota to Shut Down NUMMI Production
It's been long rumored, but is now confirmed by Toyota that they are going to stop production at their ground breaking NUMMI plant in...
Report: Toyota to Shut NUMMI in March
Toyota to end output at GM jv plant in March: report | ReutersThe WSJ reports that Toyota is going to decide by the end...
UPDATED: Toyota to Liquidate Stake in NUMMI. Shut Down?
Report: Toyota to liquidate its stake in Fremont's NUMMI plant - San Jose Mercury NewsToyota has not confirmed, but reports say NUMMI will be...
“Lean Won’t Work Here… We’re Different!” Is That Really True?
I'm sure anybody who has done any work with Lean has heard these words said in one form or another, often prefaced with a...
The New GM Is No Longer the "Leaner" GM?
I've complained about this before, it hardly fazes me any more when the media say that GM is going to be "leaner" in the...