In the early 20th century, Henry Ford’s invention of the assembly line revolutionised the manufacturing system. That’s where the idea behind lean manufacturing, followed by a large number of companies worldwide, originated. But what Ford was trying to create was something more than a manufacturing system. He understood economics and lean, and was aiming at creating “real wealth” by focusing on the improvement of the community — something most companies have failed to do. A review of Henry Ford’s ideas.
I often consider my lean journey, and it has become absolutely clear to me that very few people truly understand what lean is supposed to actually achieve. Seems to me that everyone is busy reading modern lean literature such as Machine that Changed the World, Lean Thinking, The Toyota Way, and so on, but hardly anyone today reads the Bible of Lean, Today and Tomorrow by Henry Ford. You have to remember that Toyota executive Taiichi Ohno gives full credit to his readings of Ford for the creation of the Toyota Production System (TPS). So what is it that is in Today and Tomorrow that is so important? What is it that Ohno read in this book that created the impetus to create the world’s most efficient manufacturing system?
Ford was trying to create something more than a manufacturing system. Today, we are only trying to implement manufacturing systems without any regard to culture, community, or people. This is due to a basic misunderstanding of lean and economics. Ford understood economics and lean, and he proved that real wealth is created by focusing on the improvement of the community that you live in through hard work and productivity improvements. Today, we are reading all these modern lean books, and professing ourselves to be lean leaders, but the general results are that products are becoming more and more expensive and service is becoming worse and worse.
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