William A. Levinson

Henry Ford's Lean Vision (eBook, ePUB)

Enduring Principles from the First Ford Motor Plant

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

When the Japanese began to adopt these techniques from the Ford Motor Company during the early twentieth century, they knew exactly what they were getting: proven methods for mass-producing any product or delivering any service cheaply but well.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040279403
• Artikelnr.: 72279789

Autorenporträt

William A. Levinson

Inhaltsangabe

IntroductionWhat to Expect from this BookBackground ResourcesChapter by
Chapter OverviewChapter 1: Brave New World: Changing How the World WorksThe
Bottom Line: Ford's Results Speak for ThemselvesDefining Lean
EnterpriseFord's Basic PrinciplesChapter 2: Ford's Principles: The
FoundationNatural LawFord and Eastern Philosophy: The Japanese
ConnectionContinuous Improvement: KaizenBringing Win-Win to the
WorkplaceServiceChapter 3: Ford on Labor RelationsManagement and Labor as
PartnersNo Free Lunch: A Key ConceptHuman Resource PracticesEmployee
Housing and StoresChapter 4: Principles for Organizational and Personal
SuccessPersistenceInitiativeBreaking Down Organizational BarriersCorporate
Culture at the Ford Motor CompanyHow the Ford Motor Company Lost Its
CultureChapter 5: Perceiving Genuine ValueA Warning to the United
StatesEverything Must Add ValueMiddlemen Do Not Add ValueAdvertising as
WasteNo Free LunchChapter 6: Ford on Economics, Government, and Health
CareBusiness CyclesThe Stock Market Should Be Irrelevant to National
ProsperityThe Role of Inexpensive EnergyThe Role of GovernmentHealth
CareChapter 7: Eliminate WasteEverything But the SquealISO 14000 Is
FreeChapter 8: Ford's FactoryThe Factory and the WorkerContinuous
Improvement: KaizenLean Manufacturing5S-CANDOJust-In-Time (JIT)
Manufacturing and Inventory ReductionDesign for Manufacture and Design for
AssemblyProcess Simplification and ImprovementPackaging and
DeliveryPoint-of-Use AssemblyOccupational SafetyQuality ControlChapter 9:
Customer and Supplier RelationshipsIdentifying Markets and Creating
DemandPricing StrategySupply Chain ManagementChapter 10: Frederick Winslow
Taylor and Scientific ManagementDid Taylor