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The Dupont-General Motors Case
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Globally dispersed teams at General Motors
… of members of teams operating globally within General Motors. This thesis builds upon this research and expands on the effect and interplay of the many different variables present in all collaborative efforts. Special emphasis has been placed in understanding team dynamics for globally …
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Product development--a case study of General Motors
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1993.
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From the arsenal of democracy to 0% financing: Promotional communication at General Motors
… of communication. Through a case study of General Motor’s promotional communication, this dissertation investigates how commercial propaganda, such as public relations (PR) and advertising, influence the commercial media. From 1990 to 2009, GM became a financial powerhouse through General …
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A strategic analysis of the organizational structure for vehicle development at General Motors
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1998.
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The Conversion of a General Motors Cadillac SRX to Drive-By-Wire Status
… project was to convert a Cadillac SRX donated by General Motors, to fully by-wire control. This thesis presents the HSAVT brake-by-wire and the steer-by-wire solution. In addition, the results of a literary search on drive-by-wire systems are presented. The results of the project proved that the …
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The optimization of General Motors' warranty system by reducing mean time to discover failure
… directly away from corporations' bottom line. General Motors Corporations warranty liability costs its shareholders upwards of billion dollars annually. General Motors currently uses RedX, a systematic design of experiments methodology, to try to reduce warranty costs. Although this approach …
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Technology development and transfer : a study of the process at the General Motors technical staffs
Thesis: M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1986
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Enabling manufacturing flexibility issue resolution in advanced vehicle development
… remain competitive. In addition to flexibility, General Motors is also focusing on fewer, interbuildable product architectures.To maintain and implement flexible manufacturing systems, General Motors has developed a list of Flexibility Enablers. These enablers identify critical product …
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Evaluation of event data recorders in real world crashes and full-scale crash tests
… of EDRs with staged crash tests included 6 General Motors vehicles. The EDRs performed well in staged crash tests reporting delta-V accurately in five of six tests. They were able to report other crash related parameters such as driver seat belt and airbag deployment status accurately in …
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Employer-assisted housing in maquiladoras in Mexico : a case study of the Delphi Automotive Housing Program
… and the national Mexican housing agency. General Motors and its subsidiary, Delphi Automotive, formed a partnership with INFONAVIT, the Mexican worker-housing agency, that would provide 7000 housing credits to Delphi employees in 7 Mexican cities. Grupo Condak, a Mexican construction …
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The role of consideration in the pursuit of market share : a study of the U.S. automobile industry
… used to formulate a strategic recommendation for General Motors regarding improving the consideration levels of several of its brands. The thesis begins with research into the attributes that form consumer consideration sets, as described by marketing and behavioral science scholars. These …
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The dynamics of supply chains in the automotive industry
… reductions. The thesis includes a case study of General Motors and how key business processes support one of their supply chains..
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Amon Carter: The Founder of Modern Fort Worth, 1930-1955
… the Trinity River Canal built and to secure a General Motors plant for Fort Worth. These efforts demonstrate that Carter was indeed the founder of modern Fort Worth.
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A systems perspective on project management : interdependencies in the execution of capital projects in the automotive industry
… example in this thesis is the result of work at General Motors (GM)' Global Casting, Engine and Transmission Center in Pontiac, MI, it is largely applicable to the management of any corporate endeavor with both a large budget and scope. Two aspects of project management are analyzed: project task …
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Modeling of an upper Midwest forest boundary layer and vehicle indoor air quality
… Automotive Research in collaboration with Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler to develop a global standard for vehicle indoor air quality test methodologies. An initial evaluation of materials to validate test and analysis process has been completed. In addition to establishing the identity of a …
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The Railroad Industry - Its Development, Problems, and Prospects
… industry earns less in a year than either General Motors or AT&T.
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Modeling design rework in a product development process
… relative to rework. Through research at General Motors Truck Product Group, a model was developed that forecasts expected total rework. The model assumes rework is a function of: 1) The product portfolio and timing; 2) The complexity of each product program; 3) The pattern of rework over …
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Ethical responses to organizational crisis: lessons from three successful cases
… Enterprises, after a salmonella outbreak, and General Motors, in response to accusations by Dateline NBC about the safety of GM C/K trucks. The study suggests that ethical responses to organizational crises can help organizations achieve effective responses. First, when an organization takes …
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Aplicación de la teoría de la semejanza a los motores de ciclo Stirling
… de pruebas de los motores GPU-3 de General Motors, P-40 y M102C de Philips, y 4V-275 Mark II de Kochums. La simulación cuasiestática permite mejorar métodos pioneros de semejanza introducidos por Organ y basados en la correlación del número de Beale. Se ha desarrollado un nuevo …
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