Advent of One-Piece Flow In Machining Operations
Everyone will agree that Henry Ford developed the automobile assembly line. Back in Ford’s day, there were two ways to assembly automobiles. One way was to keep cars stationary while moving the assembly workers around; the other was to keep the assembly workers stationary while shuttling the vehicles around. Realizing how bulky and heavy automobiles were, Ford initially thought it better to...
Read MoreThe Value of Flow and Improving Cash Flow
The beginning of lean can be traced back to Henry Ford and the Ford Motor Company from about 1910 to about 1915. It was not so much Ford himself, but his leadership and sponsoring of projects that led to their mass production accomplishments. Ford created the environment that drove many on his team to dream up and implement those projects. Just about every change in the flow came from the...
Read MoreA Fascinating Story About Henry Ford And How Asking Why Opened Toyota’s Eyes
It’s universally recognized that Henry Ford was a pioneer in perfecting the automotive industry. He knew in detail every material used in his vehicles and his knowledge was not superficial. Ford thought flexibly about things without getting caught up in existing concepts. In his book, Toyota Production System, Beyond Large-Scale Production, Taiichi Ohno relates what Henry Ford talked...
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