from the Wall Street Journal (12/15):
>The manufacturing changes come after the announcement last month
> that Dennis K. Pawley is retiring as head of the
>manufacturing
> operations of the former Chrysler Corp. Mr. Pawley is
>credited with
> developing a flexible system of rules and approaches
>to solving
> problems on the factory floor that have helped
>Chrysler shake its
> reputation for poor quality, at the same time
>boosting productivity and
> reducing costs. Gary Henson, who had worked under Mr.
>Pawley, will
> take over for his old boss. Richard Schaum, another
>Chrysler
> manufacturing veteran, will become senior vice
>president for quality
> and powertrain. Messrs. Henson and Schaum will report
>to Thomas
> Stallkamp, president of DaimlerChrysler's U.S.
>entity. There was no
> immediate word on who would take over Mr. Pawley's
>seat on
> DaimlerChrysler's management board.
>
> The changes are "certainly an indication that
>DaimlerChrysler wants to
> continue with a lot of the structure that Dennis
>Pawley embedded into
> the organization," said Michael Robinet, an analyst
>at industry
> consultant CSM Forecasting. Daimler executives have
>said they hope
> to adapt many of Chrysler's low-cost manufacturing
>principles to their
> own operations.
The article goes on to detail some changes in the sales management.
Maybe weŽll be getting 800 number roadside service soon??
Jim
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