Tag: GM

Jeff Bezos at the Amazon Gemba

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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"...

The Simpsons Slams American Cars, Robots, or Roger Smith?

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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...

A Closer Look at GM/UAW Hourly Wages

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

GM’s Success in Copying Toyota’s Shopfloor System?

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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...

"Viable" by March 2009?

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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...

The Death of the Jobs Bank

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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...

Exactly Right, the Detroit Three Aren’t Hampered by Idiots

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

Tonight’s CNBC Special on "Saving GM"

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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...

Is GM Smoking Something?

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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 to try to Inspect Quality In After Letting Experience Walk...

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

Reader Question: GM and Lean

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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....

Lean Blog Podcast #40 – An Anonymous UAW Retiree Who is...

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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...