Man Of Steel Debunks Ford Mythology

Did metal car bodies give mass-production edge? Ian Porter reports. WHAT more can go wrong for the Ford Motor Company? In 2006, it lost more than $1 billion every month as it implemented a painful restructuring plan, and now, the company hears that its founder Henry Ford could soon lose his place as the inventor of modern mass car production. Academics in Wales argue that the crucial steps to enable true mass production were taken by another American, Edward G. Budd, in collaboration with one of ...

New Model Could Cut Academic Jobs

MELBOURNE University academics have been warned they could lose their jobs for economic or "structural" reasons as the institution shifts to a radical US-style model of teaching next year.