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Old 09-25-2005, 11:24 AM   #5 (permalink)
SilverZ
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Re: GM to its suppliers: Let's work together

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Originally Posted by 1BadPig
When most of the GM tier 2 & 3 suppliers in financial brink, this will go over well. I still cringe whenever I think back to the Lopez days... "You will give us 12/6/6 and you will like it (12% price cut in the first year, and 6% in year 2 and 3). Oh, by the way, we gave your designs to cheap suppliers in Mexico and the Far East and you have to beat their price or else. Have a nice day."

Anything to pressure the inefficient strategies today to move more inline with cost competitive strategies. We cannot be competitive working with high labour rates at inefficient plants. It is time for the fat inefficiences to go - One way or another.
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