Henry Ford

La Réputation et les Hommes

Les deux choses les plus importantes n’apparaissent pas au bilan de l’entreprise : sa réputation et ses hommes.

 Henry Ford

 Henry Ford, citation sur ZiDCard Henry Ford (30 juillet 1863 à Dearborn, Michigan, États-Unis – † 7 avril 1947, Dearborn) est un industriel de la première moitié du xxe siècle et le fondateur du constructeur automobile Ford. Son nom est notamment attaché au fordisme, une méthode industrielle alliant un mode de production en série fondé sur le principe de ligne d’assemblage et un modèle économique ayant recours à des salaires élevés. La mise en place de cette méthode au début des années 1910 révolutionne l’industrie américaine en favorisant une consommation de masse et lui permet de produire à plus de 15 millions d’exemplaire la Ford T ; il devient alors l’une des personnes les plus riches et les plus connues au monde.

Keep your mind young

Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.

Henry Ford

Fenry Ford 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. 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.

Are you awake?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_ford « Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is the probable reason why so few engage in it. »

Henry Ford 

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. 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 but arranged for his family to control the company permanently.