Is the “Automotive Industry On the Rebound” or just the companies that make them? Our local paper, The Toronto Star, reported some very encouraging news today regarding the state of General Motors. The headline that caught my eye was “A slimmer GM prospers”. 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. The details of the recall can be found at the following link: 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. 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. 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 […]