GM's CEO Roger Smith Thought Toyota Had Magic,
b'Thanks to this post by Bruce Hamilton (aka "Toast Guy" or "Old Lean Dude"), I was reminded of the old General Motors effort, spearheaded by then-CEO Roger Smith (of "Roger&Me" fame), to fully automate car factories. Their concept was the "lights-out factory" that could run without people (other than a security guard).GM invested $90 BILLION dollars over 10 years in this quixotic (if not foolhardy) quest. The robots often famously painted each other instead of painting cars, as described in this book:\\n\\nhttp://leanblog.org/audio148\\n\\n--- \\n\\nSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lean-blog-audio/support'