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GM lines up suppliers in case Delphi workers strike.(News)
Crain's Detroit Business, November, 2005
Byline: Robert Sherefkin, Amy Wilson General Motors Corp. is quietly lining up suppliers to keep its assembly lines running in case of a strike at Delphi Corp. A senior GM executive says the automaker has begun validating components made by backup suppliers. Delphi ships $15 billion in parts annually to GM.
A strike could trigger parts shortages and disrupt GM's North American assembly plants within days. "Delphi poses a risk,'' says the GM executive, who requested anonymity, "and there may be a strike. But if it's long, we could re-source a lot of stuff to other vendors.'' But in an era of just-in-time parts delivery and single sourcing, GM may have limited ability to protect itself. Even a brief suspension of deliveries from Delphi could disrupt...
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