Tag: Ford

Episode #109 is a discussion with  Jim Morgan, Director, Global Body Exterior and Stamping Business Unit Engineering, Ford Motor Company. We will be talking...

Mark's note: It's great to welcome Andy Wagner back to the blog. Read his older posts here. General Motors, Chrysler, and Toyota have been dominating...

I had a great opportunity a few weeks back, seeing former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich give a talk at the Ontario Hospital...

I don't mean to kick Fritz Henderson while he's down, after he resigned as CEO of Government Motors this week. He resigned on Tuesday and...

In this LinkedIn Group discussion, a member posted this question: "In the book TPS Taiichi Ohno gives in chapter 5 praises to Henry Ford. He...

To Outfox the Chicken Tax, Ford Strips Its Own Vans - WSJ.comIf people and organizations are good at anything, it's gaming a system or...

Last week, I blogged about an episode where bad news wasn't flowing up in Boeing (or, it's part of a pattern). In my Sunday morning...

Can Alan Mulally save Ford? - May. 11, 2009Interesting story last month about Ford and CEO Alan Mulally. He's a Toyota admirer and Lean...

Highlights from the History of Industrial Engineering and Healthcare: Part 1Wanted to share a link to an article I wrote recently for the Society...

YouTube - Ford Model T - 100 Years LaterA bit of manufacturing and Lean history here.... since Henry Ford's writings and practices helped influence...

BBC World Service - Business - 5/05/2009 - Car Crash The BBC aired a revisiting of a story from 2007, I found this thanks to...

I feel a bit insensitive posting this video considering the continued plant closure announcements in the auto industry and Chrysler's bankruptcy, but don't blame...