02853nam 2200565 a 450 991045936750332120200520144314.00-87586-779-0(CKB)2670000000061481(EBL)617399(OCoLC)693761536(SSID)ssj0000474369(PQKBManifestationID)12204181(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000474369(PQKBWorkID)10454562(PQKB)10260955(MiAaPQ)EBC617399(Au-PeEL)EBL617399(CaPaEBR)ebr10476767(EXLCZ)99267000000006148120100514d2010 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrWhat is good for General Motors?[electronic resource] solving America's industrial conundrum /Thomas A. CrummNew York Algora Pub.c20101 online resource (250 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-87586-777-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 HurdlesEpilogue: CounterING the Pessimists in Funeral Homes Appendix 1. Table of the Evolution of Inefficiencies; Appendix 2. Bringing America's Auto Industry Back to Life; IndexAn 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.Automobile industry and tradeUnited StatesManagementIndustrial policyUnited StatesUnited StatesEconomic policyElectronic books.Automobile industry and tradeManagement.Industrial policy338.7/6292220973Crumm Thomas A940687MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459367503321What is good for General Motors2121270UNINA