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Tytuł:	Today and Tomorrow: Commemorative Edition of Ford's 1926 Classic
Autor:	Henry Ford
Ilość stron:	262
Wydawnictwo:	Productivity Press
Język:	Angielski
ISBN:	978-0-915299-36-2
Cena PLN:	117,60 zł‚ brutto
Cena Euro:	34,00 EURO
Dostępność:	niedostępna
Opis:	Winner of the 2003 Shingo Prize! This classic, authored by the world's most famous automaker, reveals the thinking that changed the industry forever. First published in 1926 and long out of print, the book had been largely forgotten. Yet Ford's ideas have never stopped having an impact; even 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. While our fascination with contemporary business leaders continues, Henry Ford deserves a fresh look. Here 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. You will be enlightened by what you read and intrigued by the words of this colorful and remarkable man. The 2003 printing of Today and Tomorrow features a new 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 as well as an updated chronology of the Ford Motor Company.
Spis treści:	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?
Recenzje:	Review By: Taiichi Ohno, in Toyota Production System - June 1, 2004 "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." Review Assembly Engineering Magazine - June 1, 2004 "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 By: James J. Padilla, Group Vice President, Ford North America - June 1, 2004 "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." Review Quality Progress, - October 1, 2004 "…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."

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