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Autore |
Crumm Thomas A |
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Titolo |
What is good for General Motors? : solving America's industrial conundrum / / Thomas A. Crumm |
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New York, : Algora Pub., c2010 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (250 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Automobile industry and trade - United States - Management |
Industrial policy - United States |
United States Economic policy |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Preface; Chapter 1. Setting the Stage; Chapter 2. 1903 and 1908: Henry Ford's Initial Back of the Envelope; Chapter 3. 1913: The Assembly Line Was a Reluctant Move; Chapter 4. 1941: The UAW Wins Favor of Neglected Line Workers; Chapter 5. 1950's and 1960's: Countering UAW and NADA Ambitions; Chapter 6. 1970's and 1980's: Financial-Criteria-Based Decisions Strip-Mine the Industrial Sector; Chapter 7. 1990's and 2000's: Three Dinosaurs Are Lured Across the Pacific; Chapter 8. Assessment of China's Industrial Sector; Chapter 9. Social and Legislative Hurdles |
Epilogue: CounterING the Pessimists in Funeral Homes Appendix 1. Table of the Evolution of Inefficiencies; Appendix 2. Bringing America's Auto Industry Back to Life; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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An insider exposes the strategic decisions that have caused the foundation of America?s industrial sector to crumble, then lays out a plan for its restoration. The author led GM Chairman John Smale's Scenario Planning Staff in the mid-1990's and Roger Smith's development of a Saturn expansion proposal in the late-1980's after a career in GM plant operations designing and managing manufacturing systems. |
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