This gamification actually explains why Elon often has to convince teams to spend money on something rather than take the time to create it themselves. Didn't you, in a different interview, talk about the things Elon did as part of being CEO and this was one of them?Seems that when people feel that they own a process they get cheap and sometimes slow down innovation by not wanting to spend money. Elon has to make the call that buying something externally is worth the cost if it speeds things up sufficiently.
That doesn't make much sense. The decision on when an internal part can go to an external supplier is going to be largely automated since it is just a cost issue. The final determination may be up to an upper level engineer, but that would not be required as a worker can simply start talking to other engineers that handle the external suppliers when the computer tells them their part cost can justify it. Of course, even if they want to pursue an external supplier, that does not mean there is a suitable supplier or the cost ends up making any sense. Their suppliers have to be willing to adapt to tesla processes/qa, meet financial expectations, and let a tesla engineer on sight to make changes to their equipment and processes at any time. Remember, tesla and the other companies don't hire people with business degrees and barely even have manager roles in the companies. They practice digital self management where individual engineers get full access to metrics about their roles as well as anything else in the company. There does not need to be specific managerial decisions, workers can see metrics about what they are working on and pursue changes in internal or external supply when the data says it makes sense to make a change.
Thanks Joe
thanks Joe! Drknowitall is catching up...
Love how the surfboard behind John makes him look like he is wearing a sombrero..... or his head has a halo? 😀
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This gamification actually explains why Elon often has to convince teams to spend money on something rather than take the time to create it themselves.
Didn't you, in a different interview, talk about the things Elon did as part of being CEO and this was one of them?Seems that when people feel that they own a process they get cheap and sometimes slow down innovation by not wanting to spend money. Elon has to make the call that buying something externally is worth the cost if it speeds things up sufficiently.
That doesn't make much sense. The decision on when an internal part can go to an external supplier is going to be largely automated since it is just a cost issue. The final determination may be up to an upper level engineer, but that would not be required as a worker can simply start talking to other engineers that handle the external suppliers when the computer tells them their part cost can justify it. Of course, even if they want to pursue an external supplier, that does not mean there is a suitable supplier or the cost ends up making any sense. Their suppliers have to be willing to adapt to tesla processes/qa, meet financial expectations, and let a tesla engineer on sight to make changes to their equipment and processes at any time.
Remember, tesla and the other companies don't hire people with business degrees and barely even have manager roles in the companies. They practice digital self management where individual engineers get full access to metrics about their roles as well as anything else in the company. There does not need to be specific managerial decisions, workers can see metrics about what they are working on and pursue changes in internal or external supply when the data says it makes sense to make a change.
*Testla