New United Motors Manufacturing, Inc (NUMMI), a joint venture between General Motors (GM) and Toyota. Launched in 1983, NUMMI continues to be one of the most effective U.S. manufacturing plants and produce cars that are at the top of the ranking quality. The case describes how Jamie Hresko, experienced manager GM, spent several weeks in NUMMI as operator working on the assembly line. The use of background and experience to show Jamie how the system works NUMMI. Designed to explore how the practice of HR alignment can produce outstanding results in the production facility. Problems reader explain why NUMMI so successful, and whether this approach can be used in other places. "Hide
by Charles A. O'Reilly Source: Stanford Graduate School of Business 13 pages. Publication Date: December 2, 1998. Prod. #: HR11-PDF-ENG