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Originally Posted by Scott S
So I walk up to somebody on the line and tell him/her for the 5th time they are still doing a crappy job, I document the discussion for the 5th time and forward the paper to the union rep for the 5th time. The union claims for the 5th time that the employee is not properly trained and I have the employee trained for the 6th time.
And you say it's a management problem? Have you ever heard a union rep say gawd your right in the best interest of the product and company fire the dumb SOB?
Scott S
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Scott,
Quality is absolutely a management issue, as is design. I work in QA - there are methodologies that could be implemented that would reduce manufacturing errors. Design is another issue that the big 3 fall down on. The Japanese companies think about their products before they manufacture them, and they plan them for the best layout, ease of assembly, and so on.
The Corvette design team is probably the one exception in American cars (that I know of) that actually listens to their customers, and they are making an astounding car that gets better every year.
Unions have caused a lot of problems, but they are not the sole cause. They did not have these financial problems when they had the majority of market share and were still paying the union salaries. The fact that they are not selling enough cars is the problem.
Have you seen the new Camaro? If you were a Chevy guy would you buy one? I'm a Chevy guy and I would rather have a new Mustang. Japanese cars tend to be (with a few exceptions) bland - great for the masses not wishing to make a statement. American cars tend to be (with a handful of exceptions) damned ugly.