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"Winner of the 2003 Shingo Prize! Henry Ford is the man who doubled wages, cut the price of a car in half, and produced over 2 million units a year. Time has not diminished the progressiveness of his business philosophy, or his profound influence on worldwide industry. The modern printing of Today and Tomorrow features an introduction by James J. Padilla, Group Vice President, Ford North America. It also includes an enhanced selection of photos illustrating the processes and facilities Ford covers in the text. Taiichi Ohno acknowledged that a key stimulus to JIT was his close reading of this book. Today, these same ideas are re-emerging to revitalize American industry in new ways. ""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"

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Author:   Henry Ford ,  Samuel Crowther
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Productivity Press
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.521kg
ISBN:  

9780915299362

ISBN 10:   0915299364
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   30 December 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

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? Learning 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?

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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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