Author: Mike

Here is a really nice video that follows a vehicle through the assembly process. During our trip we didn’t see welding robots, and because they’re…

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Tesla recently (briefly) surpassed both Ford and General Motors in market capitalization. My own prognosis for Tesla’s longer-run prospects aside, once the Model 3 launches…

Here is the canonical Prisoners Dilemma setup. If GM and Ford don’t engage in annual model changes, neither has an advantage in the market place…

This course will be offered Spring 2017, with a trip to Detroit the 3rd week of the term. The cost is penciled in at $700.…

The course came to a safe conclusion with the final week including a visit to Metalsa, a heavy truck rail manufacturer in Roanoke, and meetings…

Bill Cosgrove’s framework

I’ve been to many of the sites we’ve visited before. I’ve not previously met Mr. Hau of Ford, or Brandon Schoettle of UMTRI, and will…

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This course will be offered Spring 2016. We spend one week in Detroit (6 days including travel) during the 3rd week of classes (May 8-13,…