NUMMI ranks high in efficiency

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Quote »NUMMI ranks 7th in efficiency reportBIG 3 POST GAINS IN PRODUCTIVITY AGAINST NO.1 TOYOTABy Tom KrisherAssociated PressArticle Launched: 06/01/2007 01:58:00 AM PDTFremont's NUMMI plant ranked as one of the most efficient in North America in 2006, according to an influential report released Thursday.The annual Harbour Report, from Troy, Mich.-based Harbour Consulting, said New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. ranked as the seventh-best auto assembly plant in North America last year.Overall, it took NUMMI's workers 19.0 hours per vehicle to make its Toyota Corolla and Pontiac Vibe cars and Toyota Tacoma truck. In the 2005 report, NUMMI needed 19.83 hours a vehicle, the so-called HPV rating Harbour uses, said spokesman Greg Gardner.The 23-year-old assembly plant had a record year in 2006, as workers made more than 428,000 cars and trucks.Link to full article --> http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_6035626

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Quote » Further analysis of the methods used by NUMMI to improve efficiencies showed they were able to save the .83 hours per vehicle by adjusting the 'spray on' time in the paint application process. Ned Hanley, Paint Process Supervisor, commented that "by reducing the amount of paint we apply and the time we let it actually cure, we were able to realize our improved efficiencies."huh? what??!?! did i just read that?!?!**the name Ned Hanley is fictitious, any coincidences with a true Ned Hanley is purely coincidental!..obviously!