What is Good for General Motors?

Name: What is Good for General Motors? | Solving America's Industrial Conundrum
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Solving America's Industrial Conundrum

Thomas A. Crumm(Autor*in)

Algora Publishing

Erschienen am 1. Januar 2010

248 Seiten

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Intro
Preface
Chapter 1. Setting the Stage
Begin by Tracking the Myths
The Mission
Henry Ford's Back-of-the-Envelope Categories
Chapter 2. 1903 and 1908: Henry Ford's Initial Back of the Envelope
1903-Product Design and Development
1903-Growth
1903-Organization Development
1903-Sourcing
1903-Equipment
1903-Sales
1903-Research and Development
1903-Manufacturing System
Long-Term Inefficiencies in the Objectives of 1903
Recap 1903
1908-Henry is Forced to Modify His Envelope
Recap 1908
Chapter 3. 1913: The Assembly Line Was a Reluctant Move
The Die Room
Long-Term Inefficiencies in the Objectives of 1913
The Pipe Lines
The Truck Assembly Line
Building Vans
The Apprentice Shop
The Path to Social Decline
The V-8 Valve Rocker Cover[17]
Fixing a Clutch
Recap 1913
Chapter 4. 1941: The UAW Wins Favor of Neglected Line Workers
Long-Term Inefficiencies in the Objectives of 1941
A Crane Operator's Drinking Problem
Managing Who Gets Elected
When Workers Have a Chance to Contribute
The Subtle Truth of the Five-Minute Die Change
Recap 1941
Chapter 5. 1950s and 1960s: Countering UAW and NADA Ambitions
Long-Term Inefficiencies in the Objectives of the 1950s and 1960s
The Radiator Support Department
The Price of Running the Fastest Fender Lines in the World
Following Clarence
Running Automation at Slow Speeds
Recap 1950s and 1960s
Chapter 6. 1970s and 1980s: Financial-Criteria-Based Decisions Strip-Mine the Industrial Sector
Long-Term Inefficiencies Hidden in the Objectives of the 1970s And 1980s
Buying Cars by the Pound
A Lesson in Mexico
A Few Plant Managers Did the Right Thing
The Veteran Maintenance Superintendent
Fraternity and Integrity Are Not Synonymous
Recap 1970s and 1980s
Chapter 7. 1990s and 2000s: Three Dinosaurs Are Lured Across the Pacific
Long-Term Inefficiencies In The Objectives Of The 1990s And 2000s
Recap 1990s and 2000s
Chapter 8. Assessment of China's Industrial Sector
Asia is Compounding the Problems of America's Industrial Sector
Chapter 9. Social and Legislative Hurdles
Epilogue: CounterING the Pessimists in Funeral Homes
Responses to the Myths
Appendix 1. Table of the Evolution of Inefficiencies
Appendix 2. Bringing America's Auto Industry Back to Life
Henry Ford's Back of the Envelope for the Twenty-First Century
Index

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