Doug ParksGM tries 'front loading' to speed new products 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 10, 2012  It's the sort of late-in-the-game fiddling that for years has bogged down vehicle-development programs at General Motors: A designer repositions the headlamps. An engineer tweaks the decklid. A product planner lobbies for another cupholder. No more -- or at least that's the idea behind a process installed by GM product chief Mary Barra aimed at quickening the pace of vehicle development and eliminating costly tinkering and delays.... Read More »
FINAL ASSEMBLY Back to the future: GM gets rid of VLEs 12:01 am U.S. ET | July 30, 2012  General Motors says it's moving away from a too-many-cooks team structure in its product development operation by naming one engineering executive the clear-cut overlord for each vehicle program.... Read More »
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