tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108456.post4495273409728144746..comments2007-08-22T07:55:55.761-05:00Mark Grabanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07953086531083611251noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108456.post-77428960269016170112007-08-22T07:55:00.000-05:002007-08-22T07:55:00.000-05:002007-08-22T07:55:00.000-05:00It's not just parts, but Dell is *painting* their new high-end laptops, and paint quality problems are causing delays <A HREF="http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,135635-c,notebooks/article.html" REL="nofollow">LINK</A><BR/><BR/>How much engineering discipline went into that design process? Another case of Dell not being like Toyota?<BR/><BR/>It's curious to me they'd use paint instead of colored plastics, but I'm not a plastics engineer. I do know that a paint shop is one of the most technically complex parts of an auto plant, maybe Dell underestimated the challenges there?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108456.post-26899182191218647702007-08-21T07:07:00.000-05:002007-08-21T07:07:00.000-05:002007-08-21T07:07:00.000-05:00Hi, <BR/><BR/>Nice piece on Dell's recent issues with the inventory. The fact is, as Dell has changed the configuration of its production network since last 7-8 years, it has not updated the way it works with suppliers or its production system. This would also add to the problems you already mentioned. <BR/>In My website: www.supplychainer.com, I have written some pieces about Dell too. <BR/><BR/>Best regards, <BR/>Ehsan Ehsaniehsanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14701646313849614460noreply@blogger.com