Tag: Chrysler

Updated: Nardelli to Run Chrysler

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I was completely stunned by the WSJ headline this morning that announced Bob Nardelli, formerly of GE and Home Depot, is going to be...

Is China’s Chery Lean?

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Article Link - Chrysler Picks a Chery So Chrysler is going the route of importing inexpensive cars from China. The deal was signed, in China,...

Suppliers: GM better, rivals not

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Detroit News ArticleGM, Ford, and Chrysler are frequent targets here for their "beat up the suppliers" approach to supply chain management. Here's some...

Will the Chrysler Deal be Good for Lean?

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You have probably read the basic news story on the Chrysler buy out deal (check out the latest on the Detroit News Auto Insider...

LeanBlog Podcast #24 – Jim Womack, State of the Auto World

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Episode #24 of the LeanBlog Podcast is the 2nd part of my recent conversation with Jim Womack, of the Lean Enterprise Institute. In this...

How About Partnership Instead?

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New Detroit Woe: Makers of Parts Won't Cut Prices - WSJ.comWah, the latest complaint from the "Detroit Three" (formerly known as the "Big Three")...

China or Mexico? Is Lean an Alternative?

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Winding Road » Archive » Japan Report: Toyota To Build 8th Plant In MS, But We Hear No. 9 Is Already In...

Reminded of Tom Peters – Big, Slow, Dopey Companies

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GM in early talks to buy Chrysler: source - Yahoo! News I'm reminded of hearing Tom Peters ask once: "What do you expect when one big,...

"The Vicissitudes of Over-production"

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Why U.S. automakers like GM and Ford are losing money - Jan. 26, 2007Wow, leave it to a professional journalist to spin a phrase...

WSJ Interviews LaSorda

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Tom LaSorda Plebeian Prince (WSJ)Here is a new interview with Chrysler's Tom LaSorda, a lean leader who has been featured often here on the...

Lean Blog Homework – CNBC CEO Videos

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I can't get the videos to play on my PC. CNBC did interviews today with the Big 3 big wigs, a big mullet,...

OT, then Plant Shutdowns = Waste

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Chrysler Extending Plant Closures Over Christmas in Bid to Shrink Inventory: Financial News - Yahoo! FinanceWe read this morning in the WSJ about how...