Has anybody got any photos of an unwrapped RS500?
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No photos but you can see an unwrapped 500 in this Ford video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fliquibzhQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fliquibzhQ
As a lean consultant, that video say it all. Seriously they built the car with a white bumper and steel wheels and then took it off line and swapped over them and some other bits.
And why go to the trouble of painting it with million pound robots to manually put sticky back plstic on it. I thought I was watching blue peter.
And then WHY call it the RS500. That name should be reserved for it's great grandaddy. The original jelly mould.
And why go to the trouble of painting it with million pound robots to manually put sticky back plstic on it. I thought I was watching blue peter.
And then WHY call it the RS500. That name should be reserved for it's great grandaddy. The original jelly mould.
Mr POD said:
As a lean consultant, that video say it all. Seriously they built the car with a white bumper and steel wheels and then took it off line and swapped over them and some other bits.
And why go to the trouble of painting it with million pound robots to manually put sticky back plstic on it. I thought I was watching blue peter.
And then WHY call it the RS500. That name should be reserved for it's great grandaddy. The original jelly mould.
I would of thought it was bloody obvious why it's built like that with white bumbers and steel wheels etc. Watch and learn. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geahlVLSnW8And why go to the trouble of painting it with million pound robots to manually put sticky back plstic on it. I thought I was watching blue peter.
And then WHY call it the RS500. That name should be reserved for it's great grandaddy. The original jelly mould.
But still, the new kids on the block called Ford, would welcome your advice on building, marketing and selling cars that they have only been doing so for over 100 years in the UK!
Any way what the hell is a "lean consultant"? Someone who checks the fat content of meat at Tesco's?
Edited by 8530 on Tuesday 10th May 23:33
8530 said:
Mr POD said:
As a lean consultant, that video say it all. Seriously they built the car with a white bumper and steel wheels and then took it off line and swapped over them and some other bits.
And why go to the trouble of painting it with million pound robots to manually put sticky back plstic on it. I thought I was watching blue peter.
And then WHY call it the RS500. That name should be reserved for it's great grandaddy. The original jelly mould.
I would of thought it was bloody obvious why it's built like that with white bumbers and steel wheels etc. Watch and learn. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geahlVLSnW8And why go to the trouble of painting it with million pound robots to manually put sticky back plstic on it. I thought I was watching blue peter.
And then WHY call it the RS500. That name should be reserved for it's great grandaddy. The original jelly mould.
But still, the new kids on the block called Ford, would welcome your advice on building, marketing and selling cars that they have only been doing so for over 100 years in the UK!
Any way what the hell is a "lean consultant"? Someone who checks the fat content of meat at Tesco's?
Edited by 8530 on Tuesday 10th May 23:33
Since 1985 I've been either learning about Lean Manufacturing or Implementing it within the automotive and aerospace supply chain and have dealt with Ford on the introduction of Variable Nozzle Turbochargers. I don't doubt that Ford have embraced lean better than most, in fact I finally got around to reading the Machine that Changed the World a short while ago and it's clear that they are better placed globally to compete with the best. That video was a bit erm "marketing BS" for my liking.
But any idiot could tell you that it's clearly Not adding value if you assemble something which you later remove.
From a marketing point of view the cynical use of the RS 500 badge makes me cringe. But that's only my opinion.
But the fat content of tesco's meat ? No I avoid it. Tesco and especially the meat.
Mr POD said:
8530 said:
Mr POD said:
As a lean consultant, that video say it all. Seriously they built the car with a white bumper and steel wheels and then took it off line and swapped over them and some other bits.
And why go to the trouble of painting it with million pound robots to manually put sticky back plstic on it. I thought I was watching blue peter.
And then WHY call it the RS500. That name should be reserved for it's great grandaddy. The original jelly mould.
I would of thought it was bloody obvious why it's built like that with white bumbers and steel wheels etc. Watch and learn. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geahlVLSnW8And why go to the trouble of painting it with million pound robots to manually put sticky back plstic on it. I thought I was watching blue peter.
And then WHY call it the RS500. That name should be reserved for it's great grandaddy. The original jelly mould.
But still, the new kids on the block called Ford, would welcome your advice on building, marketing and selling cars that they have only been doing so for over 100 years in the UK!
Any way what the hell is a "lean consultant"? Someone who checks the fat content of meat at Tesco's?
Edited by 8530 on Tuesday 10th May 23:33
Since 1985 I've been either learning about Lean Manufacturing or Implementing it within the automotive and aerospace supply chain and have dealt with Ford on the introduction of Variable Nozzle Turbochargers. I don't doubt that Ford have embraced lean better than most, in fact I finally got around to reading the Machine that Changed the World a short while ago and it's clear that they are better placed globally to compete with the best. That video was a bit erm "marketing BS" for my liking.
But any idiot could tell you that it's clearly Not adding value if you assemble something which you later remove.
From a marketing point of view the cynical use of the RS 500 badge makes me cringe. But that's only my opinion.
But the fat content of tesco's meat ? No I avoid it. Tesco and especially the meat.
There has been a couple of 500's had the wrap taken off, have seen one of them on the focusrsoc website.
Have to be very careful taking the wrap off using special substances for the glue, also the longer the wrap is left on the harder to remove.
Also, expect some possible horrors underneath with knife marks etc!
Have to be very careful taking the wrap off using special substances for the glue, also the longer the wrap is left on the harder to remove.
Also, expect some possible horrors underneath with knife marks etc!
Mr POD said:
As a lean consultant, that video say it all. Seriously they built the car with a white bumper and steel wheels and then took it off line and swapped over them and some other bits.
And why go to the trouble of painting it with million pound robots to manually put sticky back plstic on it. I thought I was watching blue peter.
And then WHY call it the RS500. That name should be reserved for it's great grandaddy. The original jelly mould.
I worked for Bosch (Gods of lean). The bumper is required because of sensors on the line that detect the front of the car. Without it the car would advance circa 100mm and screw things right up. As for the finish...cheaper.And why go to the trouble of painting it with million pound robots to manually put sticky back plstic on it. I thought I was watching blue peter.
And then WHY call it the RS500. That name should be reserved for it's great grandaddy. The original jelly mould.
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