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Ayesha Anwar
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•Under Billy Durant’s leadership, General Motors Company was founded on September
16, 1908
•Has manufacturing operations in 32 countries and its vehicles are sold in 200 countries
•Currently, GM Dealers in the United States have sold 257,623 new cars and trucks as
• All the plants are standardized and are almost identical to each other.
• This helps not only in launching global products but also in sharing knowledge and
• New factories have been designed with flexibility and efficiency in mind.
• Supply chain has been improved effectively.
• Despite being similar, the plants have room to make adjustments according to local
operations?
Discussion Question No. 2
What operations management decisions are illustrated in this case?