Is the “Automotive Industry On the Rebound” or just the companies that make them? Â Our local paper, The Toronto Star, reported some very encouraging news today regarding the state of General Motors. Â The headline that caught my eye was “A slimmer GM prospers”. Â What is more encouraging though is that GM’s recovery is based on a fundamentally new paradigm shift: […]
A Paradigm Shift To Profitability
Toyota recalling 1.7 million vehicles
Toyota is tasked once again to deal with another recall. Â The details of the recall can be found at the following link: Â http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5iF7PDtO3qyJdQuqtpwz7rBTXyu7w?docId=5764670 Many people are quick to assume that resolving one recall issue somehow sterilizes or immunizes the full line up of vehicles from having other unrelated defects. Â History tells us that this is simply not possible. Although the […]
The Face of Manufacturing in 2011
Happy New Year! Another year begins with the confidence that the manufacturing sector will continue to recover from the crash of 2008-2009 that continued its unrelenting grip well into 2010. Â There is little doubt that the face of industry in North America and around the world has changed but is it really on the rebound? I am of the opinion […]