Founded in 1924 by one-time railroad mechanic Walter P. Chrysler, Chrysler the car actually preceded Chrysler the corporation. With roots entwined with several pioneering automakers and industries, Chrysler made it possible for Detroit to become the Motor City. Featured here in over 200 vintage photographs is the heritage of one of Detroit's most renowned automakers. Chrysler Heritage: A Photographic History follows the fortunes of the company, its founders, and its products for over a century. Through its acquisition of Dodge and the introduction of Plymouth and DeSoto, Chrysler rose quickly. Renowned for its advanced engineering, it surpassed mighty Ford Motor Company for second place in sales after GM in 1933. Showcasing photographs from the Chrysler archives along with in-depth captions, this new book captures the muscle of Detroit, including the corporation's unparalleled involvement in the Second World War and the Cold War.

Chrysler Heritage: A Photographic History (Images of Motoring: Michigan)

Biographies & Memoirs

Michael W. R. Davis

Historical

Arcadia Publishing

Founded in 1903, Ford Motor Company has enormously impacted the history and development of America, and the world, in the 20th century. What began as a small operation in a converted Detroit wagon factory has become the second largest industrial manufacturing corporation in the world, with active operations on six continents. Unlike other automotive corporations, the Ford company has remained under the control and active management of its founding family for 100 years. Like the Kennedys, Vanderbilts, and Roosevelts, the Ford family has made an irreversible impact on American history and society. Through a collection of over 200 images, Ford Dynasty tells the story of one extraordinary American family, their company, and its accomplishments over the course of a century.

Ford Dynasty: A Photographic History (MI) (Images of Motoring)

James K. Wagner

Community & Culture

rocess Improvement Simplified is written for leaders and managers of organizations or enterprises who: -Are struggling with their organization s success -Are not satisfied with the current state -Are striving to be number one -Have heard about the negatives or positives of process improvement (PI) but have never implemented it. But PI is not a panacea; it takes leadership commitment and involvement, plus organizational behavior modification so that PI becomes a disciplined way of life. It entails hard work through dealing with nitty-gritty details. PI is not just a problem-solving methodology or another quality control tool. In fact, it is not a quality improvement tool like statistical process control or Six Sigma. It is a systematic approach to focus, measure, and redesign a critical process of any organization in order to reduce waste and achieve breakthrough improvement for that process. In this approach, personnel from other functions within the organization will be involved to ensure that the needs of customers and suppliers of the process are correctly reflected and supported. This is a how-to book with simple examples. A step-by-step method of implementing PI is presented using the example of running a restaurant business.

Process Improvement Simplified: A How-to-Book for Success in any Organization

James B. King

Francis G. King

ASQ-Quality Press

192 pages. with many photos of the individual ships &amp; people involved. Chapters include but are not limmited to - construction of the plane-beginning of fleet- building ocean &amp; lake fleet-marine office-fleet goes to war-brazillian lifeboat story-ship accidents-wwII reports &amp; more.

The Ford Fleet, 1923-1989

Clare J. Snider

Freshwater Press

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