In 1984, General Motors (GM) and Toyota opened NUMMI as a joint venture in California. The venture was dissolved and the NUMMI plant was finally closed after GM declared bankruptcy in 2009. After listening to the Podcast NUMMI Case Study (approx 60 min), write essay regarding causes of GM's failure to introduce the lessons learnt from the NUMMI venture across other factories in the GM network. The report should be focused onthe examination and analysis of the specific issues presented in the case study/podcast.