New York Times: Ron Harbour On Automated Manufacturing Equipment In Car Production

Oliver Wyman partner, Ron Harbour, was quoted in a story titled, “For Tesla, ‘Production Hell’ Looks Like the Reality of the Car Business” in the New York Times.

The article discusses how Tesla’s Elon Musk wants to double or triple its production capacity, however, mass-producing automobiles can create a more complex production environment. Ron Harbour states, “You have more new equipment to launch, there’s more programming, more maintenance. More automation doesn’t necessarily make it more efficient.” He also adds that the highest-volume plants he’s seen often have more assembly workers and fewer robots. “It’s a little counterintuitive, but that’s how it is,” he said.

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