Today and Tomorrow
by Henry Ford with Samuel Crowther
Ford on waste, flow, wages and continuous improvement in 1926, the book the Toyota engineers studied. Dated in parts; the production thinking is foundational. Ford's personal views elsewhere are rightly condemned; this is about the factory.
Read it if…
you want the roots of lean manufacturing.
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Skip it if…
you want a modern treatment; see The Toyota Way.
Try instead: Made in America →
Three things you will actually use
- Eliminate waste.
- Flow over batches.
- Pay well, price low, improve always.
Do this first
Read the chapter on learning from waste.
Our verdict
Where lean began.
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