Lean Manufacturing Principles Guide Version 0.5 June 26‚ 2000 Maritech ASE Project #10 Technology Investment Agreement (TIA) 20000214 Develop and Implement a ‘World Class’ Manufacturing Model for U.S. Commercial and Naval Ship Construction Deliverable 2.2 Submitted by National Steel & Shipbuilding Co. On behalf of the Project Team Members Prepared by The University of Michigan Revised data distribution statement: 10/26/01 Category B Data - Government Purpose Rights Approved
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of “something out of nothing” whereas it actually is “the radical and effective change of something understood deeply” (Robinson and Hackett 1997). General Motors is certainly trying to appreciate this‚ and the company is always seeking to bring new products - or improvements to their current products - to market. COMPANY BACKGROUND General Motors Corporation‚ also known as GM‚ is the world ’s largest automaker and has been the global industry sales leader for 75 years. Founded in 1908‚ GM today
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MGT 4123 Business Policy Case Analysis September 27‚ 2009 Student Name: Adam Gher Case Name: General Motors I. Mission To develop and grow a performance-based‚ world-class‚ competitive diversity supply base that will work with General Motors towards its goal of being the market leader in the automotive industry. G.M. is a multinational corporation engaged in socially responsible operations‚ worldwide. It is dedicated to provide products and services of such quality that our customers
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GENERAL MOTOR At the new General Motors‚ they are passionate about designing‚ building and selling the world’s best vehicles. This vision unites of GM as a team each and every day and is the hallmark of their customer-driven culture. Based on an article published by Uncommon Thought in 2005‚ one of the biggest concerns relating to the day to day operations of General Motors was the increasingly erratic cost of fuel. Because GM relies on a steady supply of fuel for transportation of their vehicles
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Advantages of Lean Manufacturing 1. Reduce in Waste Lean manufacturing refers to the techniques‚ processes and strategies taken by organizations all over the world in order to reduce unproductive and useless tasks‚ functions and behaviors in work environment. It helps to reduce operational costs and aims to boost‚ reinstate and raise the competitiveness of an organization. There are seven types of waste within the work environment which lean manufacturing strives to reduce‚ if not remove totally
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General Motors General Motors is a well known American company that is responsible for the fabrication and production of vehicles under others subsidiaries or brands such as Buick‚ Chevrolet‚ Cadillac‚ GMC‚ Oldsmobile‚ and Pontiac. Besides of the American brands there are other brands working through joint ventures like Opel‚ Wuling‚ Vauxhall‚ Holden‚ and Faw Jiefang. It seems to be an interesting strategy of market power the diversity of vehicles and models oriented to satisfy the necessity of the
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critical incidents) General Motors (GM) was founded in 1908. William C. Durant brought together 25 independent car companies to form one large corporation. Each company held its own identity as GM operated as central administration office for the 25 divisions. Due to high cost in manufacturing of automobiles‚ GM was only able to target wealthy customers who could afford cars. Then Henry Ford‚ owner and founder of Ford Motor Company‚ revolutionizes the production process of manufacturing cars and takes
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such as General Motor? Visit the company’s South African website at http://www.gmsa.co.za and use the information obtainable from it to formulate your answer. At the business unit level the strategic issues of General Motors are both practical co-ordination of operating units and about developing and sustaining a competitive advantage for the cars and industry that they provide. The marketing manager’s role is to formulate and implement strategies that deal with the positioning: General Motors has
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Running head: GENERAL MOTORS Assignment #5 General Motors DeAndre Daniels Strayer University Financial Management FIN 534 Dr. Ron 06-September-2011 Summary This report discusses General Motors Corporation‚ one of the largest auto manufacturers globally‚ manufacturing cars and trucks in 34 countries and its subsidiaries. This assignment is an analysis of General Motors Corporation’s financial stability. It is hoped that these findings illustrate the strengths and weaknesses of the
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http://www.gm.com/company/about-gm http://www.samples-help.org.uk/mission-statements/general-motors-vision-statement.htm http://www.inc.com/resources/startup/articles/20050201/missionstatement.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_General_Motors#Corporate_restructuring http://www.scribd.com/doc/23232458/GM-Competitive-Advantage-and-Market-Analysis-PDF William Pelfrey (2006) “Billy‚ Alfred and General Motors” New York‚ NY. AMACON
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