Manex Perspective on Future of NUMMI Suppliers Featured on PBS/KQED Radio News
News Coverage on NUMMI's Last Day Features Recent Study Commissioned by Alameda County Workforce Investment Board and Interview with Manex CEO, Brent Meyers.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - April 1 - The New United Motor Manufacturing Plant in Fremont shut down the last of its assembly lines today after 25 years in operation. Attention has now turned the company's supply chain and what will become of those businesses and their employees, many of whom relied on NUMMI for significant portions of their business and face the challenge of quickly reinventing themselves and finding new markets and customers.
KQED Radio, San Francisco's PBS and NPR affiliate, reported on The Corporation for Manufacturing Excellence (Manex) study on NUMMI supplier viability that recently was completed for the Alameda County Workforce Investment Board, highlighting findings on a group of suppliers in the county and on their possible futures. Manex CEO, Brent Meyers is interviewed in the report.
The full report and interview is available here:
http://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/news/2010/04/2010-04-01-pmnews.mp3
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