Ford Methods and the Ford Shops |
 enlarge | Author: Horace Lucien Arnold; Fay Leone Faurote
Publisher: Adamant Media Corporation
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 827132
Media: Paperback
Pages: 460
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.3 x 1.3
ISBN: 1421253658
EAN: 9781421253657
ASIN: 1421253658
Publication Date: April 12, 2005
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Product Description
This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1919 edition by the Engineering Magazine Company, New York. Industrial Management Library.
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Customer Reviews:
More than just a historical reprint January 10, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Most of this current generation only knows about the Japanese powerhouse 'Lean' methods and attributes them to being invented in the 1950's by various Japanese engineers. What you will find in this book are descriptions of many 'Lean' principles applied in Ford's Model T production lines that most popular literature attributes to being developed by Ohno or Shingo (like Heijunka or arranging the machines to match process flow). Sorry guys, 'Lean' is an American invention. We go back much further. If you are interested in industrial history, read "From the American System to Mass Production, 1800-1932" by David Houndshell.
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