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Article: The first lean manufacturer; Henry Ford knew he must bring car prices within the reach of the entire world.(Ford 100)(Company Profile)
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- Automotive News Europe
- Article date:
- June 1, 2003
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Byline: Lindsay Chappell
How clever the world feels today when it talks about its accomplishments in the fields of manufacturing and industrial design: efficiency, cost reduction, innovation, automation, worker incentive, job-time reduction, kaizen.
Henry Ford did it all a century ago.
His giant strides in production methods allowed Ford Motor Co. to dominate the world auto industry of his day. Ford's pre-World War I car factories revolutionized manufacturing and changed the way goods were made around the world. The company's quest to reduce the labor content of its cars, to eliminate waste from the production process and beat down the cost of ...
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