Word: techs
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Saturn's best hope is that it represents a profound change in the way GM manages its people. But the difference is not technological. Saturn's cavernous, mile-long Tennessee factory is a medium-tech plant, as are many of the most efficient facilities in Japan. The core of Saturn's system is one of the most radical labor-management agreements ever developed in this country, one that involves the United Auto Workers in every aspect of the business. The executive suite in Spring Hill is shared by president LeFauve and U.A.W. coordinator Richard Hoalcraft, who often travel together...
...change for the manufacturer? GM chairman Robert Stempel, who succeeded Roger Smith last August, is likely to operate in ways far different from his predecessor. Smith, an autocratic manager with a purely financial background, made sweeping strategic moves that included launching Saturn and spending billions of dollars on high-tech robotics and such acquisitions as Electronic Data Systems and Hughes Aircraft. Stempel, by contrast, is an authentic "car guy." His most important attribute may be his reputation as a steadfast team player, since almost everyone agrees that GM's challenge now is to better motivate its work force (total employees...
...trouble. The biggest problem is a steady decline in reader interest. In 1946, for every 100 U.S. households, there were 133 newspapers sold. Today that figure is halved. Even more worrisome is the sharp decline in reader interest among the under-30 generation, despite attention getters ranging from high-tech graphics to more coverage of rock music...
...Maybe people will develop new voices again," muses guitarist Howard Alden. "But with the knowledge of the traditional background, it will have more depth." Saxophonist David Sanborn, 45, a top-selling fusion artist, thinks that many of the current acoustic players may start experimenting with more high-tech sounds. RCA's Backer foresees an eclectic middle ground. Says he: "The significant artists of Wynton's tradition will continue to be important in the '90s, but they will coexist alongside more probing, experimental artists...
...most MIT students interviewed yesterday said that they were not aware of the incident. The MIT biweekly newspaper, The Tech, does not come out on Thursday. In addition, students said they were studying and did not see the Wednesday night television reports of the crime...