We are being born into opportunity Is there a limit to big business? Big Business and the money power Are profits wrong? It can't be done Learning by necessity What are standards? L earning from waste Reaching back to the sources The meaning of time Saving the timber Turning back to village industry Wages, hours, and the wage motive The meaning of power Educating for life Curing or preventing Making a railroad pay The air Farm problems are farm problems Finding the balance in life What is money for? Applying the principles to any business The wealth of nations Why not?
Henry Ford
"I, for one, am in awe of Ford's greatness. I believe Ford was a
born rationalist -- and I feel more so every time I read his
writings. He had a deliberate and scientific way of thinking about
industry in America. For example, on the issues of standardization
and the nature of waste in business, Ford's perception of things
was orthodox and universal."
Taiichi Ohno, in Toyota Production System 06/01/04"A Pioneer in
Continuous Flow Manufacturing, Henry Ford took care to limit the
amount of inventory on his shop floor to the one shift's worth. He
surrounded himself with reliable suppliers, many on his own
property, making his assembly operation close to self-sufficient.
And considering Ford expected only a 33-hour lapse between the
mining of iron ore and the production of a car from the metal from
that ore, he might rightly be called the Father of Just-In-Time
(JIT)."
Review"Today and Tomorrow is timeless. Within its pages, we find
Henry Ford's philosophy of lean manufacturing -- the roots of
today's Ford Production System."
James J. Padilla, Group Vice President, Ford North America
06/01/04"It is extremely interesting to read Henry Ford's original
work. Ford discusses topics that are just as relevant today as they
were in the 1920s." Review
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