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Today and Tomorrow

Henry Ford (with Samuel Crowther)

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Summary

Henry Ford, writing with Samuel Crowther, sets out his ideas about industry and business in this 1926 work. He discusses standards, waste, time, wages and the use of resources, drawing on the operations of his company. Ford presents production methods as things to keep testing and improving, and connects cheaper goods and higher wages with his view of industrial progress.

  • SourceToday and Tomorrow — Routledge · Description, Table of Contents and selected commemorative edition details; ISBN 9780915299362
  • SourceToday and Tomorrow — CRC Press licensed book preview · Title and copyright pages; Publisher’s Message, printed pages vii–viii; Foreword by Norman Bodek, pages ix–x; Chapter 1, We Are Being Born Into Opportunity

Why read it Our view

Read it to examine how Ford thought about the whole production system. The questions about waste, time and standards can help you look at how work moves through a company. His view that a process remains an experiment is useful when deciding which routines to keep and which to improve.

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  • Henry FordFounder’s own book
    Ford wrote this work in collaboration with Samuel Crowther. The licensed reprint’s title and copyright pages identify the original 1926 publication.
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