Saturday, September 27, 2014

One of GM's Best Engineers - Kevin Wong

Described in the current issue of Time (The Mechanic by Rana Fordoohar) as "one of the best engineers" at GM.  He is tasked with doing a root-to-branch evaluation of GM's system structure. GM, like may large organizations, understands that it needs a greater systems focus.  How organizations manage organizational complexity and avoid catastrophic failures (ranging from digital security to greater resiliency) requires more systems thinking by engineers and management.

The LinkedIn page for Mr. Wong.

The Valukas report (the study on the GM ignition switch recall) would make for an excellent engineering, product development, management, and ethics case study.

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