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Winner of the 2003 Shingo Prize! Henry Ford 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. The modern printing of Today and Tomorrow features an
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.
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. "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."- Taiichi Ohno
Biography. "A gripping book...Like Tosca, Charles Henri Ford has
lived for art and for love. In his scintillating diary, Ford
presents his extended visits to war-torn France and Italy and his
friendships with Cocteau, Balanchine, Dali, Paul Bowles, Djuna
Barnes, Gertrude Stein, Ned Rarem, Jean Genet, Truman Capote,
Tennessee Williams and many other luminaries" - Edmund White."When
he began publishing in 1929, Ford was unique: ...In
his...magazines, Blues and View, he introduced and encouraged
surrealism while it passed into the spirit of hundreds of American
writers. In his own work he creates the wonder, the wit, and the
erotic beauty that have made surrealism the most significant of all
modern influences upon poetry" - Edward B. Germain.
Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 - April 7, 1947) was an American
industrialist, the founder of the Ford Motor Company, and sponsor
of the development of the assembly line technique of mass
production. Contrary to popular belief, Ford did not invent the
automobile nor did he invent the assembly line. Ford however was
the first to develop and manufacture the first automobile that many
middle class Americans could afford to buy. In doing so, Ford
converted the automobile from a relatively unknown invention into
an innovation that would profoundly impact the landscape of the
twentieth century. His introduction of the Model T automobile
revolutionized transportation and American industry. As owner of
the Ford Motor Company, he became one of the richest and best-known
people in the world. He is credited with "Fordism" mass production
of inexpensive goods coupled with high wages for workers. Ford had
a global vision, with consumerism as the key to peace. His intense
commitment to systematically lowering costs resulted in many
technical and business innovations, including a franchise system
that put dealerships throughout most of North America and in major
cities on six continents. Ford left most of his vast wealth to the
Ford Foundation and arranged for his family to control the company
permanently.
Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of
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In 1920 Henry Ford bought "The Dearborn Independent," a virile and
very independent journal published in his home town. He used it to
publish his series of 81 articles (between 1920 and 1922) on "the
Jewish Question in America," which he called "the world's foremost
problem." The Dearborn Independent was distributed nationwide to
Ford dealer showrooms and was offered free of charge to the general
public. At its peak, circulation reached 700,000 readers. He later
published the articles as a four-volume set of books.At the
Nuremberg Tribunal, Baldur Von Shirach, Hitler Youth Leader, said
he had been influenced through reading these books. The work was
also quoted in Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler.This volume reprints the
articles from May 22 to October 2, 1920.This four-volume set is an
important document in the history of anti-semiticism in America.
With over 200 photographs chosen from thousands in the collection
of Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village, Beyond the Model T
gives attention to Henry Ford's numerous ventures outside of the
auto industry. This revised edition, with 26 additional photographs
and two new chapters, completes the portrait of Ford's life, giving
depth to a man previously known only for the Model T. Through vivid
photographs and narration, Ford's boundless energy and vision are
revealed. An enthusiastic and courageous entrepreneur, Henry Ford
used profits from the Model T to launch projects in a multitude of
areas, from education to rubber production. Ford R. Bryan presents
an unknown Henry Ford, focusing on his experimental humanitarian
and business enterprises- including those that failed. New to this
edition are chronicles of factory and general hospitals, nursing
schools and services, health clinics, and a research institute
established by Henry Ford, and the more than a dozen commissaries
Ford operated, selling a wide assortment of items to Ford employees
and their families from pillow cases to children's shoes. These
accounts give testimony to Ford's investment in the well-being of
the working class, a category in which he included himself despite
his wealth, and disclose his dreams for a country upon which he
undeniably left his mark.
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