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To: combjelly who wrote (438510)	12/6/2008 8:34:32 AM
From: steve harris	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574006

using your assertion, anyone can use a famous painter's "process" and create masterpieces we are a nation of individuals, all having our own talents to excel in different areas, socialists believe we are all the same, a part of the borg don't need any clues of your tactics, you show them everyday

To: combjelly who wrote (438510)	12/6/2008 12:40:13 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574006

>>Quality comes from the process. This is true. And when the "process" is hindered by unions whose interests include keeping MORE PEOPLE on the assembly line when robots would be better suited for the task, then you're not going to get "quality". The Big 3's quality problems BEGIN with the UAW imposing unreasonable requirements. For example, Toyota has determined that it can reduce cost while improving quality by having some of its parts manufacturers locate on site alongside their plants. Seems like a good idea. One problem: Gm can't do this, because the UAW contract prohibits using non-union workers on the same site. Utterly stupid. TPS (Toyota Production System) is the reason that Toyota can produce more vehicles with less man-hours than a GM plant. Why doesn't GM just implement something like it? They couldn't if they wanted to -- the UAW contract would not permit it. Agreeably, there are other factors. But none of them matters until the absurd UAW contracts are done away with and GM and the others can hire and fire at will and pay reasonable compensation to assembly line workers.