The Same Kind of Different Car Company Andy Wagner Oct 16, 2007 0 Blog A poignant story showed up in the Washington Post during the recent GM strike that hits at the heart of the…
Changing the Culture at Ford Mark Graban Jul 23, 2007 0 Blog At Ford, the 'Outsider' Is Optimistic - WSJ.comThere's an interview with Ford CEO Alan Mulally today, we've…
Time for Value Added Engineering Andy Wagner Jun 11, 2007 0 Ford Adopts Focus Time - Detroit NewsBy Andy Wagner:I have blogged before on the inefficiency of multi-tasking and…
Suppliers: GM better, rivals not Mark Graban Jun 5, 2007 2 Blog 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 Mark Graban May 8, 2007 0 Blog '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 Mark Graban May 6, 2007 4 Blog 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 Mark Graban Apr 18, 2007 2 Blog 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 Mark Graban Apr 8, 2007 4 Star-Telegram.com | 04/06/2007 | America's Great Automotive StuntmenLocal car columnist Ed Wallace seems like a…
How About Partnership Instead? Mark Graban Mar 20, 2007 1 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 Mark Graban Mar 5, 2007 1 Blog 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 Mark Graban Feb 27, 2007 4 Blog BBC NEWS | Business | The triumph of lean production The BBC highlights lean practices and provides a stunning…
Ford’s Fields in Folicle Fantasy Land Mark Graban Feb 26, 2007 1 Blog Mullet or not, Fields' hair is talk of the auto industry Mullet-wearing Ford exec plans to keep it I know…
Ford must copy Toyota, which copied Ford Mark Graban Feb 19, 2007 0 Detroit Free Press CommentaryExcellent commentary here from columnist Tom Walsh. He says, in part: GM and Ford…
"Good Paying Jobs" for Michigan? Mark Graban Feb 17, 2007 1 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 Mark Graban Jan 18, 2007 2 Blog 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? Mark Graban Jan 12, 2007 5 Teaming up may aid Ford, ToyotaAnother article about potential collaboration between Ford and Toyota. One…
Mulally: Toyota Good (Once Again) Mark Graban Jan 9, 2007 5 Blog Mulally Pans `Paranoid' Ford, Pushes Toyota-Style ProductionI criticized Alan Mulally earlier, via my criticism of…
Lean Blog Homework – CNBC CEO Videos Mark Graban Jan 9, 2007 0 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…