General Motors North American manufacturing network
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The General Motors North American manufacturing network is the integrated system of GM vehicle and component plants across North America that coordinates production, assembly, and distribution of the company’s automotive products.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| General Motors North America manufacturing network | 4 |
| General Motors factories | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
automotive manufacturing network
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industrial production system ⓘ manufacturing network ⓘ |
| brandProduced |
Buick
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Cadillac ⓘ Chevrolet ⓘ GMC ⓘ |
| component |
battery plant
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engine plant ⓘ logistics hub ⓘ parts distribution center ⓘ powertrain plant ⓘ stamping plant ⓘ transmission plant ⓘ vehicle assembly plant ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| coordinationFunction |
capacity allocation
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inventory management ⓘ just-in-time delivery ⓘ logistics coordination ⓘ platform sharing across plants ⓘ production planning ⓘ quality control ⓘ supply chain management ⓘ |
| countryCoverage |
Canada
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Mexico ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| focusArea |
cost efficiency
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electrification of vehicle production ⓘ quality improvement ⓘ supply chain resilience ⓘ throughput optimization ⓘ |
| industry | automotive industry ⓘ |
| operator | General Motors ⓘ |
| partOf |
General Motors global manufacturing system
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surface form:
General Motors global manufacturing network
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| productType |
axles
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commercial vehicles ⓘ crossovers ⓘ electric vehicle batteries ⓘ engines ⓘ passenger cars ⓘ pickup trucks ⓘ sport utility vehicles ⓘ stamped body panels ⓘ transmissions ⓘ |
| purpose |
component production
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distribution of finished vehicles ⓘ distribution of service parts ⓘ final assembly of vehicles ⓘ vehicle production ⓘ |
| usesManufacturingStrategy |
flexible manufacturing
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lean manufacturing principles ⓘ platform-based vehicle architectures ⓘ |
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General Motors factories
Orion Assembly, Michigan, United States
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Arlington Assembly, Texas, United States
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Arlington Assembly
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General Motors North America manufacturing network
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General Motors Flint Assembly Plant
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General Motors North America manufacturing network