Michelin man: from survival to excellence

Posted on 21 Jul 2016 by The Manufacturer

John Reid took over Michelin’s ailing Dundee tyre plant in 2010 and not only saved it from closure, but turned it into a world-leader. He told Editor-at-large Nick Peters how he did it.

John Reid, plant manager, Michelin Dundee. In 2010, the Michelin Dundee car tyre plant was on its knees. It lived under the permanent threat of closure, the axe swinging ever closer as productivity stuttered. On every metric possible, the plant languished at the bottom of the company’s league table. As the…

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