LEADER 02817nam 2200565 a 450 001 9910808783403321 005 20240513055258.0 010 $a0-87586-779-0 035 $a(CKB)2670000000061481 035 $a(EBL)617399 035 $a(OCoLC)693761536 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000474369 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12204181 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000474369 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10454562 035 $a(PQKB)10260955 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC617399 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL617399 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10476767 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000061481 100 $a20100514d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWhat is good for General Motors? $esolving America's industrial conundrum /$fThomas A. Crumm 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNew York $cAlgora Pub.$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (250 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-87586-777-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPreface; 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 327 $aEpilogue: 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 330 $aAn 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. 606 $aAutomobile industry and trade$zUnited States$xManagement 606 $aIndustrial policy$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xEconomic policy 615 0$aAutomobile industry and trade$xManagement. 615 0$aIndustrial policy 676 $a338.7/6292220973 700 $aCrumm$b Thomas A$01629005 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910808783403321 996 $aWhat is good for General Motors$93966454 997 $aUNINA