The Same Kind of Different Car Company
A poignant story showed up in the Washington Post during the recent GM strike that hits at the heart of the…
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Changing the Culture at Ford
At Ford, the 'Outsider' Is Optimistic - WSJ.comThere's an interview with Ford CEO Alan Mulally today, we've…
Time for Value Added Engineering
Ford Adopts Focus Time - Detroit NewsBy Andy Wagner:I have blogged before on the inefficiency of multi-tasking and…
Suppliers: GM better, rivals not
Detroit News ArticleGM, Ford, and Chrysler are frequent targets here for their "beat up the suppliers" approach to…
L.A.M.E. — Thinking That Lean Hurts People
'Lean Production' May Also be a Lean Toward InjuriesPeople getting hurt would be a good indicator of Lean As…
LeanBlog Podcast #24 – Jim Womack, State of the Auto World
Episode #24 of the LeanBlog Podcast is the 2nd part of my recent conversation with Jim Womack, of the Lean…
Ford: Quality equal to Toyota
Detroit News ArticleIn terms of initial vehicle quality, Ford Motor Co. is in a statistical dead-heat for second…
TX Paper Accuses Mulally of Insulting Salespeople
Star-Telegram.com | 04/06/2007 | America's Great Automotive StuntmenLocal car columnist Ed Wallace seems like a…
How About Partnership Instead?
New Detroit Woe: Makers of Parts Won't Cut Prices - WSJ.comWah, the latest complaint from the "Detroit Three"…
Why You Can Never Be Satisfied
Desperate to Cut Costs, Ford Gets Union's Help - WSJ.comHere's an example of why you can never be satisfied. A key…
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…
Ford’s Fields in Folicle Fantasy Land
Mullet or not, Fields' hair is talk of the auto industry
Mullet-wearing Ford exec plans to keep it
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Ford must copy Toyota, which copied Ford
Detroit Free Press CommentaryExcellent commentary here from columnist Tom Walsh. He says, in part: GM and Ford…
"Good Paying Jobs" for Michigan?
Visteon to build local plantNot sure if I understand my home state's strategy here, as the governor says:"The…
Ford’s Fields Finally Sacrifices
Detroit News Article | Jan 4. WSJ Article on UproarThis was in Automotive News, a follow up to this earlier…
Ford Folks Finally Reading TPS Books?
Teaming up may aid Ford, ToyotaAnother article about potential collaboration between Ford and Toyota. One…
Mulally: Toyota Good (Once Again)
Mulally Pans `Paranoid' Ford, Pushes Toyota-Style ProductionI criticized Alan Mulally earlier, via my criticism of…
Lean Blog Homework – CNBC CEO Videos
I can't get the videos to play on my PC. CNBC did interviews today with the Big 3 big wigs, a big mullet, and a…