Chrysler’s OT shifts baffle analysts It’s “waste of overproduction” day on the Lean Blog. Here is an article about Chrysler, where analysts are baffled because they are cranking out vehicles on OVERTIME shifts while sales are falling and inventories are…
My dad alerted me to this article from Automotive News. It’s not available free online, I have a pdf copy that I could post or email if you really want to see it (trying to avoid a cease-and-desist from them).…
WSJ.com – $$ Subscription Required Front page article today about Chrysler and flexible manufacturing, focused on the retooled plant in Belvidere IL. Here is an earlier posting on their retooled team concept. The main point of the article is about…
01/22/06 – The Detroit News Don’t worry, these skilled tradesmen will go into the famous JOBS Bank and receive almost full pay for doing nothing (something I’ve written about a lot on this blog). It *IS* necessary for Chrysler to…
Rockford Register Star – Assemblers shift to team concept key to success A follow up to an article posted by Luke last week regarding Chrysler and teams. Here is a success story of a Chrysler plant in Illinois that made…
This tag line was below the headline “Be a team player, DCX boss warns” published in the Windsor Star on Tuesday Jan 10. This is an obvious natural conclusion for anyone who understands TPS and the philosophical sense of purpose…
STLtoday – Business – Story: Good for Tom LaSorda and Chrysler (with an assist from the UAW going along with this core tenet of TPS): “Chrysler will move to a team concept, where employees work in groups and perform multiple…
Newsweek: The Blue-Collar CEO This article ushers in Tom LaSorda as Chrysler’s new CEO. LaSorda is the first child of labor leaders to become CEO of a car company – and perhaps even more importantly, he’s a manufacturing guy! The…
TOM WALSH: DCX shifts into future LaSorda’s challenge: Keep up momentum Chrysler’s Tom LaSorda, a “plant rat” turns CEO Tom LaSorda, a former GM guy who moved to DCX, has been named Chrysler Group president and chief executive. It’s nice…
