Soft US market, so Ford idles the Michigan plant for a week .........
http://www.drive.com.au/motor-news/ford ... rzjxr.html
Mustang plant in Michigan idle for a week
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Mustang plant in Michigan idle for a week
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Re: Mustang plant in Michigan idle for a week
My work did a similar thing recently, not on the same scale of course but it was amazing how quickly the dynamics changed.
We were three weeks ahead in production so it seemed like a good time to allow a little leave.
Everyone was allowed 2 days but only 1 person off at a time, within two weeks were are back in the sh1t, today just completing trailers for tomorrow pickup.
We were three weeks ahead in production so it seemed like a good time to allow a little leave.
Everyone was allowed 2 days but only 1 person off at a time, within two weeks were are back in the sh1t, today just completing trailers for tomorrow pickup.
Re: Mustang plant in Michigan idle for a week
"Lean thinking", production "just in time" that way they are carrying little inventory. I did the same thing with the factory in Dongguan, basically we just carried sheet stock & rectangular tubing. We just reacted to orders coming in.nassi wrote:My work did a similar thing recently, not on the same scale of course but it was amazing how quickly the dynamics changed.
We were three weeks ahead in production so it seemed like a good time to allow a little leave.
Everyone was allowed 2 days but only 1 person off at a time, within two weeks were are back in the sh1t, today just completing trailers for tomorrow pickup.
Kerry
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Re: Mustang plant in Michigan idle for a week
Yes very lean, sometimes a little too lean. "just in time" production works very well in an ideal world but the world we all live in makes it a bit more challenging. Necessary though in today's world.
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Re: Mustang plant in Michigan idle for a week
Don't they have a backlog of Aus. orders to fill?
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Re: Mustang plant in Michigan idle for a week
Probably not scheduled at that time. RHD production would only be a couple of weeks per year at most.StephenSLR wrote:Don't they have a backlog of Aus. orders to fill?
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Re: Mustang plant in Michigan idle for a week
Sounds like you Guys have been reading "Direct from Dell"!
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Re: Mustang plant in Michigan idle for a week
Nope, I read this one back in 04, adapted the thoughts to the door factory in Dongguan .........Nuts wrote:Sounds like you Guys have been reading "Direct from Dell"!
http://www.bookdepository.com/Lean-Thin ... vQodvDoPrw#
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