NUMMI Tour Tales #6: "You Get What You Inspect"
Here is the sixth, and probably final, installment of my tales from the NUMMI tour.
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NUMMI Tour Tales #5: Nobody is Perfect
NUMMI Tour Tale #4: The Pull Gift Shop
While the NUMMI plant would score very highly on any measure of "Visual…
NUMMI Tour Tale #4: The Pull Gift Shop
NUMMI Tour Tale #1: Why Fix the Escalator?
NUMMI Tour Tale #2: The Power of Reynolds Wrap
NUMMI Tour Tale #3: The…
NUMMI Tour Tale #3: The Power of Why
NUMMI Tour Tale #1: Why Fix the Escalator?
NUMMI Tour Tale #2: The Power of Reynolds Wrap
I think, by now, that…
NUMMI Tour Tale #2: The Power of Reynolds Wrap
NUMMI Tour Tale #1: Why Fix the Escalator?
The NUMMI tour guide told an interesting kaizen story as we went past…
NUMMI Tour Tale #1: Why Fix the Escalator?
I really enjoyed my tour of the NUMMI plant last Friday. I'll post my summary thoughts and impressions from the…
Touring NUMMI on Friday
I'm getting a chance to tour the NUMMI plant in Fremont CA, the joint venture between Toyota and General Motors.…
Tatsuro Toyoda, Former Head of NUMMI, President of Toyota, Passes Away at 88
Yesterday, I saw this headline from the Associated Press:
"Tatsuro Toyoda, former head of Toyota, dies at 88"…
Podcast #259 – Steve Bera, Reflections on NUMMI and #Lean, Part 2
Today's episode #259 is Part 2 of a discussion I started with Steve Bera in episode #256. Steve was one of the…
Podcast #256 – Steve Bera, Reflections on NUMMI and #Lean, Part 1
I'm really excited to have Steve Bera as my guest for episode #256 of the podcast. I read about him as he was…
Throwback Thursday: “This American Life” on NUMMI Lessons,…
Episode #403 of the public radio program "This American Life" originally aired in 2010, telling the story of the…
Videos Look Inside the Tesla (former NUMMI) Factory – Will They Be More like…
I was able to tour the NUMMI factory in 2005, which I really enjoyed (see my series of blog posts here). NUMMI was,…
Looking Ahead to a Toyota Tour by Looking Back
I'm excited that I have a chance, on Wednesday, to tour the Toyota plant in San Antonio, TX. I'm going with a "Lean…
Breaking: GM Dumps NUMMI Partnership with Toyota
After 25 years, GM ditches NUMMI tie-up with Toyota
In the news this afternoon:
PRESS RELEASE:
2009-06-29
GM…
NUMMI Employee Says Plant Hides Defects
Whistleblower says defects hidden at Toyota-GM Calif. plant
Ironically enough, while on the topic of not…
Notes from a Toyota Georgetown Tour
Construction Executive Lessons from the Toyota Visit :: Reforming Project ManagementGreat post on the Reforming…
NUMMI and Worker Health
Inside Bay Area - IBA - Alameda Times-Star - HomeHere's a pretty glowing article about how NUMMI, the Toyota/GM…
Nice NUMMI Article
Inside Bay Area - IBA - Tri-Valley Herald - Local NewsHere's an article about the Toyota-GM joint venture plant…