Quality and reliability have certainly got a thousand times better because of commonality of parts, but the ultimate goal ...

Good news: The experienced operators on the assembly line at ... In the bad old days of manufacturing, workers would kick a problem down the line, to get (hopefully) fixed at final inspection.

a professor with Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. Standardization led to lower costs, higher quality and more reliable products. Most critically, the assembly line cut the ...

Those familiar with AMG's existing V-8 assembly line know it to be a controlled riot of overhead cables, parts bins, and old-school engine manufacturing processes. Yes, one person is in charge of ...

This, of course, all becomes evident in the cars that roll off that assembly line. The Corvettes of old simply cannot hang with modern iterations of the venerable sports car, particularly as it ...