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Emails Show Auto Maker Placed Urgent Order for 500,000 Replacement Switches in December 2013
http://online.wsj.com/articles/gm-ordered-new-switches-long-before-recall-1415584224
In December, about an issue they didn't know about until the end of January.......Doesn't sound like GM made a purchase, only that they were seeking a proposal on how (timing, cost, schedule) Delphi could deliver the replacement parts. Management would need to know that as part of their decision making. A purchase would require a Purchase order and an entry into the purchase system, if Delphi was to get paid, unless GM has an informal procurement system,which is very unlikely for a company that purchases so much.
A good employee doesn't necessarily wait for the boss to ask him/her to get information; they arm themselves with answers ahead of time. Don't know it actually happened that way, but it certainly could have.In December, about an issue they didn't know about until the end of January.......
Some low-level person in purchasing doesn't just decide in vacuum to buy or even quote a 1/2 million switches for 10 year old out of production cars.......
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You are reaching, if I worked on everything I thought my boss might want me to do, instead of the things I've already been assigned or responsible for, at the end of the week, I'd have got nothing done, because I worked on all the wrong stuff, that isn’t a good employee.A good employee doesn't necessarily wait for the boss to ask him/her to get information; they arm themselves with answers ahead of time. Don't know it actually happened that way, but it certainly could have.
Maybe. Depends on how serious the conversations were at the time. Yes, maybe I'm reaching. Maybe.You are reaching ...
Let's just call GM the Devil and be done with it!
I always wondered how many accidents were caused by to many keys on keyring, which GM did issue safety warnings on having to many keys on your keyring?![]()
Emails Show Auto Maker Placed Urgent Order for 500,000 Replacement Switches in December 2013
http://online.wsj.com/articles/gm-ordered-new-switches-long-before-recall-1415584224
They were not just seeking a proposal for a half million switches for a defunct model, a year after ordering only 11,000 switches. They were very specific that an aggressive schedule had to be adopted for an "Urgent Field Action." Are you seriously thinking someone just sends something like this to a supplier on a hunch? Really? Just to make the boss look good?Doesn't sound like GM made a purchase, only that they were seeking a proposal on how (timing, cost, schedule) Delphi could deliver the replacement parts. Management would need to know that as part of their decision making. A purchase would require a Purchase order and an entry into the purchase system, if Delphi was to get paid, unless GM has an informal procurement system,which is very unlikely for a company that purchases so much.
They did know about it, a meeting held been held on the issue a day before, but no decision had been made per the WSJ chronology:In December, about an issue they didn't know about until the end of January.......
Some low-level person in purchasing doesn't just decide in vacuum to buy or even quote a 1/2 million switches for 10 year old out of production cars.......
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Fairly reasonable if the cars involved were 2011-2012 models. The problem dates back to 2001 and especially when GM changed the ignition switch without changing the number. What was the date for that?Dunno, to me the timelines and actions outlined by Patrickbec earlier seem like fairly reasonable for a big corporation:
Dec. 17: GM says a committee including engineering vice-president discusses a small-car ignition-switrecall but takes no action. No records of meeting disclosed.
Dec. 18: Delphi records show a GM contractor orders 500,000 switch parts; Delphi later is told parts were needed to fix more than 700,000 GM vehicles.
Late December: GM says CEO-elect Mary Barra is told by engineering vice-president a recall is being considered but more analysis is needed.
Jan. 31: GM committee completes its analysis and recommends a recall. CEO is notified that day.
Feb. 7: GM informs auto-safety regulator of ignition-switch recall covering 780,000 vehicles.
-J