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Why did GM's people's salaries depend on not understanding NUMMI/TPS? I would have thought it would have been clear to them they either adapt or die, and thus t
by SkyMarshal 8y ago
Why did GM's people's salaries depend on not understanding NUMMI/TPS? I would have thought it would have been clear to them they either adapt or die, and thus their salary depended on understanding it.
- pureliquidhw 8y agoSimply accepting you're in the wrong location means moving, and you can't move a factory and all it's workers cheaply. Similarly, no one wants to automate their own job away, as that would result in them not having a job. Granted, long-term that thinking kills companies, but short term it keeps the bills paid, the kids fed, and the beer cold.
- vvanders 8y agoFrom what I was able to gather it was less about being in the wrong location and that the internal politics of GM set NUMMI up for failure. America was able to be a powerhouse of manufacturing during WW2, I remember reading that a lot of the DNA for JIT/Kaizen/Lean came from the Marshall Plan[1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaizen#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaizen#History
- pm90 8y agoThe Chicken Tax. Because of it, US auto manufactures promoted and sold the one market segment where they had 0 to no competition. Even today, the big American automakers suck balls at making Sedans and focus exclusively on Trucks and SUVs.