Tag: NUMMI

Breaking: GM Dumps NUMMI Partnership with Toyota

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After 25 years, GM ditches NUMMI tie-up with Toyota In the news this afternoon: PRESS RELEASE: 2009-06-29 GM Media Statement Regarding GM's Ownership Stake in NUMMI Attributable to Troy...

NUMMI Employee Says Plant Hides Defects

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Whistleblower says defects hidden at Toyota-GM Calif. plant Ironically enough, while on the topic of not counting defects (the TSA), this disturbing story was in...

Updated: An Interesting "Respect for People" Question

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Lean Insider - Toyota Shifting Production to Lower Labor Costs? It Could HappenThe Lean Insider blog poses an interesting question.... is it keeping...

"Worker Productivity"

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Worker productivity weaker than first thought | Reuters.comI heard this phase listening to Marketplace on the way home, I've heard it many times in...

Existing Culture vs. a New Manager

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SI.com - Writers - The Bonus: Bobby Valentine's Super Terrific Happy Hour As a lifelong baseball fan (especially as a kid), I found the above...

Exploring the BBC’s Take on Lean Production at Toyota and Ford:...

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The BBC highlights lean practices and provides a stunning contrast between Toyota and Ford in this article: BBC NEWS | Business | The triumph of...

Toyota and "Gung Ho"

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Why Toyota Is Afraid Of Being Number One In this Business Week piece about Toyota's fear of a backlash against them, with their continued success,...

Kaizen or "Greedy"?

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Toyota sweats U.S. labor costsAnother article about the report that was taken from a Toyota computer, this time focused on Toyota's concerns about rising...

Signs are Not Error Proofing: Electrical Circuit Breaker Edition

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I saw this at a hospital lab last year, a great example of true error proofing vs. just putting up warning signs. "Cautions" and...

NUMMI and Worker Health

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Inside Bay Area - IBA - Alameda Times-Star - HomeHere's a pretty glowing article about how NUMMI, the Toyota/GM joint venture plant in Fremont...

Nice NUMMI Article

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Inside Bay Area - IBA - Tri-Valley Herald - Local NewsHere's an article about the Toyota-GM joint venture plant known as NUMMI. I...

Lean at NUMMI

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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...
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