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> I dont understand why Tesla seems to be thinking they can ignore 100+ years of knowledge and experience in manufacturing wisdom. I have seen ex-Tesla people o
by KRAKRISMOTT 3y ago
> I dont understand why Tesla seems to be thinking they can ignore 100+ years of knowledge and experience in manufacturing wisdom. I have seen ex-Tesla people on the internet even call factory workers "button pushers". This is not what factory workers are in a modern manufacturing system, everyone is part of a team whose goal is to eliminate waste and improve production process efficiency, the idea you can just let things spray metal everywhere and ignore people with solutions is mind boggling in 2023.
Because EVs are much simpler, and more specifically, Tesla's engineering philosophy is to simplify (and save money) where possible. They shave away features and use software to supplement where possible such that the final product can be easily and cheaply manufacturered. Of course the lack of emphasis on GD&T and traditional craftsmanship is exactly why their build quality is so shoddy. Functional yes, but shoddy.
- doubloon 3y agoEVs would not exist unless Toyota had partnered with Matsushita to bring the Toyota Production System philosophy into the production of vehicle size batteries in the 1990s as part of the G21 project to build a car for the future. Getting the high quality along with production efficiency to manufacture a vehicle sized battery had never been done before this at a scale that could be moved to a production line for a consumer product. This is what enabled the Prius to exist, in a quality and price where it could compete in the market, as described in the book "The Prius That Shook The World" ( https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37758630-the-prius-that-shook-the-world https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37758630-the-prius-that-... ) Matsushita then became Panasonic which of course is still a major partner for Tesla.