The whole quality control thing..... (Page 2/2)
Quadfather JAN 18, 11:03 AM
When I think about some of the decisions GM has made over the decades, I always come back to Robert Conquest’s third law of politics:

”The simplest way to explain the behavior of any bureaucratic organization is to assume that it is controlled by a cabal of its enemies.”

I’ve been a fan of GM cars since I was a kid in the 60s, but some of the choices the company has made have been ridiculous.
olejoedad JAN 18, 11:17 AM
Hi Ray!
Good to see you!
hyperv6 JAN 19, 01:20 PM
The key to running a company is very easy but accomplishing is the difficult part.

Often companies are like car clubs and too many hands get involved. .

Companies need to find a good balance of doing the right things and letting the engineers and designers to do much of what they want. But companies need to fiscally responsible people to protect the Engineers and designers from themselves too. This was a point Lutz made in one of his books.

Finding that balance and keeping it is a chase that is rewarding but difficult. Getting the right mix of personalities that can mix and work together is where it is tough.

Then many of the management side may be good at management but may not understand the product.

If all this was easy every car company would not be struggling.

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RayOtton JAN 20, 09:30 AM

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Originally posted by olejoedad:

Hi Ray!
Good to see you!



Thanks, it's good to be seen.

FWIW, I lurk every day, looking for interesting posts and staying the hell out of the soul sucking O/T section.

Also, FWIW, the Fiero is still gong strong, just passed 60K miles.
olejoedad JAN 20, 10:52 AM
Aw, come on back to OT.
Its good to have your soul sucked on a bit!
cvxjet JAN 20, 11:41 AM
It all depends on who is doing the......sucking.....

(And whether she is following TQM practices.....)
RayOtton JAN 21, 07:07 AM

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Originally posted by olejoedad:

Aw, come on back to OT.
Its good to have your soul sucked on a bit!



Yeah, that's a hard NO!

I found myself not liking myself, if that makes sense.