Is General Motors Going In The Crapper?
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Maybe they should spend a little more on engineering!
reason being????????
Yeah, I would say 20k+ layoff is pretty bad.
Bet the big wigs in the company aren't willing to give up any of their multi million bonuses or salaries so some of the people actually building the cars get to thier jobs.
Bet the big wigs in the company aren't willing to give up any of their multi million bonuses or salaries so some of the people actually building the cars get to thier jobs.
Oh yeah, I just saw that on the wire..... Every company has fat too. Not just 100% greedy board members. I have seen it from both ends. Working for a large mfg, and also having fat under me.
I think they are looking to the future, and doing some early damage control, because the Hummer line, and full size SUV's have peaked, and will slowly decline, as hybrids, and other more gas friendly cars, vans, trucks will start to take over again.
A lot of US mfg are still way behind many other nations. Many do NOT even use Lean Manufacturing processes. One of my forte's is helping build a "Lean" mfg company from ground up. We have now eliminated all overtime, have 20% fewer employee's (same production volume), have shipped EVERY SINGLE order on-time for over 2 years now (industry leader). We are now less cluttered on the floor, reduced re-work by 10 fold, and shrunk leadtimes from weeks to hours.
(I wish I could get some of my NSX parts mfg to produce like that) Are you listening Volk?????
If they are doing some of the lay-off's due to converting to "Lean" than some extra outsourcing will be needed, which will "create" jobs in the area for the displaced.
I think they are looking to the future, and doing some early damage control, because the Hummer line, and full size SUV's have peaked, and will slowly decline, as hybrids, and other more gas friendly cars, vans, trucks will start to take over again.
A lot of US mfg are still way behind many other nations. Many do NOT even use Lean Manufacturing processes. One of my forte's is helping build a "Lean" mfg company from ground up. We have now eliminated all overtime, have 20% fewer employee's (same production volume), have shipped EVERY SINGLE order on-time for over 2 years now (industry leader). We are now less cluttered on the floor, reduced re-work by 10 fold, and shrunk leadtimes from weeks to hours.
(I wish I could get some of my NSX parts mfg to produce like that) Are you listening Volk?????
If they are doing some of the lay-off's due to converting to "Lean" than some extra outsourcing will be needed, which will "create" jobs in the area for the displaced.
The one thing I agree with that they are doing is streamlining. They have to many different lines of cars covering the same demographics.
Other manufacturers have fewer models but are more profitable due to less R&D requirements, parts suppliers, etc. They have saturated the market and are now having to pay the penalty. Just a bummer that the little man is the one footing the bill. :frown:
Other manufacturers have fewer models but are more profitable due to less R&D requirements, parts suppliers, etc. They have saturated the market and are now having to pay the penalty. Just a bummer that the little man is the one footing the bill. :frown:
Put the same radio and heater controls, etc in your top of the line car as you do in your bottom of the line car and what do you expect?
Build something worth buying GM! No, That doesn't mean putting a different style headlight on your Surburban, call it a Escalade and double the price. Build something new and fresh, like the Soltice but put some freaking power under the hood damit!...and don't build 10 billion of each model, you can charge more for the same item because it is exclusive then.
Build something worth buying GM! No, That doesn't mean putting a different style headlight on your Surburban, call it a Escalade and double the price. Build something new and fresh, like the Soltice but put some freaking power under the hood damit!...and don't build 10 billion of each model, you can charge more for the same item because it is exclusive then.
RP-Motorsports said:
You sound like the Six Sigma priests at my company :biggrin:
To give credit where it's due, there is a lot of value in the 'lean' methodologies.
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