Automotive Overproduction Comparison
How GM Handles a Hit: Build Fewer - WSJ.comWelcome to new readers from the MoneyCentral MSN blog. To explore more…
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Detroit Three
From Autos to Healthcare
In Shift, Auto Workers Flee to Health-Care Jobs - WSJ.com:This story caught my ear, first, when I heard it on the…
What Would You Ask the UAW?
For UAW Chief, a Bid To Forestall 'Waterloo' - WSJ.comThe UAW leader for the U.S., Ron Gettelfinger was featured in…
Suppliers: GM better, rivals not
Detroit News ArticleGM, Ford, and Chrysler are frequent targets here for their "beat up the suppliers" approach to…
Industry and Health Insurance
Heath Care - New York TimesLong, but interesting, piece in the Sunday Times about the history of how we got to the…
Workers, Supervisors, and Respect
The End of the Line as They Know It - New York TimesThe link above is an article about "Detroit Three" employees…
How About Partnership Instead?
New Detroit Woe: Makers of Parts Won't Cut Prices - WSJ.comWah, the latest complaint from the "Detroit Three"…
The BBC on Lean Production – Comparing Toyota & Ford
BBC NEWS | Business | The triumph of lean production
The BBC highlights lean practices and provides a stunning…
Scapegoating Toyota?
Toyota fears U.S. backlash over gains (Detroit Free Press article)
I tend to fall on the side of those who…