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Post by ktpschd on Feb 25, 2011 7:47:07 GMT -5
Just heard from my semi-reliable source that Saturday March 5th has been cancelled due to vendors' inability to supply stock.
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Post by ScottR@KTP on Feb 25, 2011 9:48:03 GMT -5
Heard the same thing.
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Post by ktpschd on Feb 25, 2011 10:25:58 GMT -5
Received at 10:25AM 2/25
To: All KTP Employees
Subject: MANDATORY PRODUCTION – SATURDAY, MARCH 5TH
Saturday, March 5, 2011 is a mandatory production day for the Kentucky Truck Plant. Unless
otherwise instructed by your supervisor, you are required to report at the following start times:
Body, Paint, Pre-Trim and Associated MP&L Employees:
#1 11:00pm start (Friday, March 4th)
#2 7:00am start
#3 3:00pm start
Final Area (Frame, Engine, Tire, Chassis, U/P Trim), Pre-Delivery including MOD
Center and Associated MP&L Employees:
#2 6:00am start
#3 2:30pm start (start time change)
Stamping:
A-crew 6:00am start (Friday, Mar 4th)
B-crew 4:00pm start (Friday, Mar 4th – start time change)
#1 11:00pm start (Friday, Mar 4th – start time change)
#2 7:00am start (Saturday, Mar 5th - start time change)
Skilled Trades:
All Skilled Trades employees including the weekend crew are required to report at their
normal start times on Saturday, March 5th.
Chris Peace
Supervisor, Labor Relations
Kentucky Truck Plant
Kentucky Truck Plant
Labor Relations Bulletin
February 25, 2011
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Post by kessinger on Feb 25, 2011 10:27:19 GMT -5
They just sent the notice out. They do plan to run. Doesn't mean that some vendor wont' pop up later crying the blues but as of right now its a go.
Here is what labor sent out:
To: All KTP Employees
Subject: MANDATORY PRODUCTION – SATURDAY, MARCH 5TH
Saturday, March 5, 2011 is a mandatory production day for the Kentucky Truck Plant. Unless
otherwise instructed by your supervisor, you are required to report at the following start times:
Body, Paint, Pre-Trim and Associated MP&L Employees:
#1 11:00pm start (Friday, March 4th)
#2 7:00am start
#3 3:00pm start
Final Area (Frame, Engine, Tire, Chassis, U/P Trim), Pre-Delivery including MOD
Center and Associated MP&L Employees:
#2 6:00am start
#3 2:30pm start (start time change)
Stamping:
A-crew 6:00am start (Friday, Mar 4th)
B-crew 4:00pm start (Friday, Mar 4th – start time change)
#1 11:00pm start (Friday, Mar 4th – start time change)
#2 7:00am start (Saturday, Mar 5th - start time change)
Skilled Trades:
All Skilled Trades employees including the weekend crew are required to report at their
normal start times on Saturday, March 5th.
Chris Peace
Supervisor, Labor Relations
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Post by kessinger on Feb 25, 2011 10:27:54 GMT -5
Well he beat me to it lol.
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Post by ktpschd on Feb 25, 2011 10:30:55 GMT -5
By a whole 2 minutes Kess...you're slowing down in your old age. *grin*
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Post by driveshaftgrunt on Feb 25, 2011 20:56:11 GMT -5
I'll plead ignorance here.
But how is it that Ford hasn't been able to get the supplier chain lined up so we can build what we can sell?
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Post by brizzel on Feb 25, 2011 22:55:17 GMT -5
we are currently of of stock now. and they expect us to work a saturday? i doubt it...
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Post by kessinger on Feb 26, 2011 0:15:45 GMT -5
Grunt, they have people called "cycle planners" which are apparently people they pay to predict the future and do it poorly. Last year when they were "planning" for this year they told the vendors how many trucks we would build this year based on that. So the vendors set their lines and shifts up for that. Now the number of trucks we plan to build has went through the roof and no one was set up for it. So very few vendors have enough extra parts built up to get them through a hiccup in their production.
Or at least that was the best explanation I have heard.
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Post by ktpelec on Feb 26, 2011 8:49:23 GMT -5
The Stacker (P-units) and the U-Trim Lane Bank were basically empty all week, having just enough to get through each daily shift. They will have to do some real catch up to make a Saturday work.
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Post by driveshaftgrunt on Feb 26, 2011 23:22:50 GMT -5
Grunt, they have people called "cycle planners" which are apparently people they pay to predict the future and do it poorly. Last year when they were "planning" for this year they told the vendors how many trucks we would build this year based on that. So the vendors set their lines and shifts up for that. Now the number of trucks we plan to build has went through the roof and no one was set up for it. So very few vendors have enough extra parts built up to get them through a hiccup in their production. Or at least that was the best explanation I have heard. Thanks Kessinger. Its not that they missed the numbers, for me its that they haven't been able to adjust........Easier said than done I suppose. |
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