David Cole
David Cole
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What they're really looking at is the long-term implications of this. In the past, there was a decidedly short-term mentality, and basically what (GM) would say is we'll settle so we can meet our quarterly profit projections. That's different today. The financial community is concerned about the short-term return?but what they're focused on is the long-term profitability.
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I find it shocking that in the United States of America in 1999 people can be locked up for years at a time without having the most basic opportunity to confront the evidence against him.
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This is a major restructuring. The people inside of Ford basically believe they are betting their company on this restructuring.
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This is a big, sweeping deal. It really is a basic framework for a huge restructuring.
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I thought that was an appropriate phase. They have to change pretty substantially.
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I think we haven't really connected this to quite the level we should with the sense of urgency to really begin to deal with this in a fundamental way,
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I think it's probably a good move. One of the subtle dimensions of this is that when you move like that, not everybody moves. That's an automatic opportunity to significantly restructure.
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I think the Moraine plant is probably going to continue, and get considerable investment.
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just as we did in the McCarthy era, we have offset the decline of traditional forms of repression with the development of new forms of repression. A historical comparison reveals not so much a repudiation as an evolution.
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Jerry is a very competent guy and somebody who has very deep knowledge in the business. He could be exactly the kind of board member GM needs.
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People are going to look at this and say this is pretty rich wage increases for people who already make a lot of money. But the opportunities to improve productivity are still pretty high. A few years ago, 30 to 35 hours a vehicle was what was accepted as best practice. Now it's close to 20. The goal is now around 10.
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We really want to figure out what the land wants to grow.
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Over the years it had a checkered history. It became more like a college fraternity thing.
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Rob brings extensive and highly relevant experience to our Company at a critical stage in our turnaround.