Hello Ecocozza,
I have found a number of resources for you, both in book form and
digital form. (I was not sure if the information you wanted was JUST
in book form, so I included online information too)
American Auto Factory
By Barney Olsen
ISBN: 0760310599
?Large photographs of the assembly lines in action send readers into
nostalgic old factories. See the workers, the tools, the methods and
the machines that combined their efforts with the ingenuity of
industry players like Henry Ford, Ransom Olds. Walter Chrysler, and
others to make possible the automobiles worldwide proliferation and
availability. Flash back in time to witness the factories decade by
decade in never-before published vintage photographs.?
?Featured automakers include Ford, GM and Chrysler, along with smaller
companies like Packard, Studebaker, Duesenberg and Auburn. Significant
automotive industry events of the past combined with todays
technological advances deliver a dynamic photographic look at the auto
factories of yesterday and today.?
http://www.motorbooks.com/Store/Product_Details.aspx?ProductID=9546
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Lean Assembly: The Nuts and Bolts of Making Assembly Operations Flow
by Michel Baudin
Productivity Press - ISBN: 1563272636
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?CONTENTS:
PART A - Analysis Techniques
Chapter 1: Key issues of assembly operations
Chapter 2 Product quantity analysis
Chapter 3: Trend and seasonality analysis
Chapter 4: Takt time and capacity
PART B: Assembly Concepts
Chapter 5: Visualizing the assembly process
Chapter 6: The concept of the assembly line
Chapter 7: Collecting assembly time data
Chapter 8: Line balancing
PART C: Detailed Design
Chapter 9: Assembly station sizing
Chapter 10: Detailed design of assembly stations
Chapter 11: Part presentation
Chapter 12: Conveyance between stations
Chapter 13: Assembly cells
Chapter 14: Overall shape of assembly lines
PART D: Assembly Quality
Chapter 15: Preventing picking errors
Chapter 16: Inspection, test, and rework operations?
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River Rouge
Author: Joe Cabadas
ISBN: 0760317089
?In 1914, Henry Ford ordered the construction of a small plant at the
confluence of the River Rouge and Detroit River in what was then the
rural community of Dearborn, just outside of Detroit. Eventually, that
small pilot plant grew into the gigantic 1,100-acre River Rouge
Complex, the most famous auto factory of the twentieth century,
renowned as the home of Fords "vertical integration." In 1999, Fords
great-grandson and Ford Chairman Bill Ford III announced that the
company would reinvent the complex as the auto factory of the new
century, scheduled for completion in 2004. Like "the Rouge" itself,
this illustrated 90-year chronological history of the complex will
provide a sprawling view of the evolution of automaking and industrial
technologies, as well as the exciting new concepts the company is
incorporating into the current redesign. Central to vertical
integration was self-sufficiency: raw materials went in one end and
finished cars came out the other. In fact, iron ore and coal became
completed engine blocks in less than 24 hours!
Filled with evocative inside-the-factory shots, this illustrated
90-year history provides sprawling views of manufacturing processes,
factory evolution, and the exciting new concepts Ford has incorporated
into the redesign. Author Joe Cabadas also explores "vertical
integration" as conceived at the Rouge-raw materials essentially
entered one door and new automobiles exited the other. In fact, iron
ore and coal were transformed into engine blocks in less than 24
hours. In addition to manufacturing processes that also included
glassmaking and woodworking, the engaging chronological history
explores the Rouges roles as a crucible of industry unionization (at
its peak in 1929, the 1,100-acre factory employed 128,000 workers) and
wartime production, and its profound influence on Japanese automakers.
Thanks to the Rouges immensity and diverse operations, archival and
current images provide a visual cornucopia for just about any reader.?
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Original Mercedes Sl
by Laurence Meredith
MotorBooks/MBI Publishing Company - ISBN: 0760319219
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bearing mounted 230mm forward fitted on cars with automatic transmission. ...
Trim moulding on hard-top roof made of aluminium instead of brass. ...
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... 2903 (19/3/64) Manual transmission cars receive stronger door hinges made of
zinc-coated steel. 2969 (23/3/64) Automatic transmission cars receive ...
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20158 (31/1/61) Heater and ventilation operating handles made from ... 27 (June
63) Driver's seat position adjusters strengthened; first 26 cars modified. ...
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... from engine 40S, valve seat inserts made from AL M 8210; from engine 463, ...
fitted brake servos are exchanged; production cars also receive new servo. ...
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00304 All cars fitted with dual-point distributors. DATA SECTION
OPTIONS & ACCESSORIES
... Engine block made of alloy instead of cast-iron; new block code M ...
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... 00076 Chassis crossmember made detachable for easier engine removal and ...
removed (except on alloy-bodied cars) to clean up styling lines of the body. ...
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Toyota Production System
by Taiichi Ohno
Productivity Press - ISBN: 0915299143
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?Book Description
Here's the first information ever published in Japan on the Toyota
production system (known as Just-In-Time manufacturing). Here Ohno,
who created JIT for Toyota, reveals the origins, daring innovations,
and ceaseless evolution of the Toyota system into a full management
system. You'll learn how to manage JIT from the man who invented it,
and to create a winning JIT environment in your own manufacturing
operation.?
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0915299143/102-0151843-2968118
In the Age of the Smart Machine: The Future of Work and Power
by Shoshana Zuboff
Basic Books - ISBN: 0465032117
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Autowork
SUNY Press - ISBN: 079142409X
Some contents:
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... ' collection of stories about the reactions of auto workers to assembly line
work, On the Line (1957); EL Doctorow's bestselling novel, Loon Lake (1980) ...
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... The image of automobile assembly line work celebrated the great ... At the
same time, images of machine-like auto workers ?on the line? also evoke the ...
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... work process was facilitated by the assembly line and by the introduction of
... not labor at the increased work pace demanded by the auto companies. ...
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... Auto industry managers also reported that the introduction of mechanized ...
With the assembly line system in place, management now had a new means of ...
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did not even introduce assembly line methods until 1934.? A Half Centurs' of
Struggle 9 The Depression Nightmare and the Auto Workers' Response When the ...
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In 1943, fully one-fourth of all auto industry workers staged some kind of ...
a 23 percent increase in labor intensity on the plant's main assembly line. ...
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How to Build the Cars of the Fast and the Furious, by Eddie Paul
ISBN0760320772
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Automotive Engineering Fundamentals
by Richard Stone
SAE - ISBN: 0768009871
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Auto-Opium: A Social History of American Automobile Design
Routledge (UK) - ISBN: 0415105722
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Fordism Transformed: The Development of Production Methods in the
Automobile Industry
by Wada Shiomi
Oxford University Press - ISBN: 0198289618
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Creative Organization Theory: A Resourcebook
by Gareth Morgan
Sage Publications Inc - ISBN: 0803934386
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?Car: A Drama of the American Workplace?
by Mary Walton
ISBN: 0393318613
?Based on unprecedented access to Ford Motor company and the team that
built the 1996 redesign of the Taurus, Mary Walton?s Car: A Drama of
the American Workplace is an engaging account of the men and women who
work ? often in very trying circumstances ? on the 2- to 3-year-long
ordeal that eventually bears fruit in a dealer?s showroom.
When the provocatively styled sedan with its airy glass canopy first
appeared in 1986, Ford was on the skids. The only bright spot was
light trucks, which continued to sell well. But passenger cars were
another matter. Bleak, boxy and mostly poorly built, the company?s
offerings were losing their place in America?s garages to import
challengers such as the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry. This was
especially true in the highly competitive mid-size market segment ?
the bread-and-butter ?volume? cars that make the most money for any
automaker.?
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Ford Motor Company: The First 100 Years: A Celebration of Historic Photographs
by Kreipke, Robert C., and Kriepke, Robert
ISBN: 1563118793
?Compiled by the company's corporate historian, Bob Kriepke, the book
chronicles Ford's history with a series of photographs accompanied by
informative text. Included are Ford family pictures, old promotional
fliers, candid photos of Ford employees at work, blueprints, and
eye-opening panoramic shots of Ford complexes and products. In short,
it is a compelling and fascinating look at Ford Motor Company's first
century. The book begins with a rare photo of Henry Ford as a young
man and the farmhouse in which he grew up. It documents Ford's early
attempts at establishing his own company, including his success on the
racetrack to interest investors. Once he launched Ford Motor Company
he never looked back. Efficient factory and product design coupled
with innovative ideas has kept Ford Motor Company at the forefront of
the industry ever since.?
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Changing U.S. Auto Industry, The -A Geographical Analysis
Author : James M. Rubenstein
Illustrations : 35 graphs and maps
?The Changing US Auto Industry shows how, in the fiercely competitive
North American market, the geographical location of an industry is
crucial to its success. Integrating concepts drawn from geography,
such as access to markets and shipment of parts, James Rubenstein
explains the impetus for recent changes. The role of labor in the
production process is also crucial, and Rubenstein addresses the
search by Japanese firms for a union-free environment, the relocation
of some production to Mexico, and the debate over the appropriate
level of union-management cooperation. Rubenstein captures the drama
behind the changing distribution in the automobile industry: the
Japanese arrival in small-town America and the competition among
communities to attract new General Motors plants.?
Ebook: Master eBook ISBN : 0-203-03452-X
Printed Copy ISBN: 041505544X
http://www.ebookstore.tandf.co.uk/html/moreinfo.asp?etailerid=19&bookId=536883272
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It and Manufacturing Partnerships: Delivering the Promise
by on Integration in Manufacturing (1996 Galway Ireland) Conference,
Jimmie Browne, Mas R. Haendler, O. Hlodversson, Commission Directorate
General for Industry European
ISBN: 9051992963
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Thriving on Chaos: Handbook for a Management Revolution
by Tom Peters
HarperCollins - ISBN: 0060971843
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STRATEGIC SUPPLY CHAIN
by Shoshanah Cohen, Joseph Roussel
McGraw-Hill Professional - ISBN: 0071432175
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Mechanical Assemblies: Their Design, Manufacture, and Role in Product Development
by Daniel D Whitney
Oxford University Press US - ISBN: 0195157826
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ISO 9000: The Year 2000 and Beyond
By Perry L. Johnson
McGraw-Hill Professional - ISBN: 007135655X
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Contents
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... Auto Industry Embraces ISO 9000 157 ? 4.2.4.3 Engineering Change Validation.
... design for manufacturing (DFM)/design for assembly (DFA), ...
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Auto Industry Embraces ISO 9000 177 ? 4.2.4.9.1 Management of Process ...
function deployment (QFD), design for manufacturing (DFM)/design for
assembly (DFA ...
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Technology and Productivity: The Challenge for Economic Policy
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development - ISBN: 9264135499
Contents from book:
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... production process to the people who do the work on the assembly line, ...
(1989) data on assembly plant performance suggests Japanese auto companies do ...
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... As the Japanese auto industry moves offshore and domestic markets fluctuate,
... which was incompatible with the rigid automated assembly plants. ...
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that robots cannot work on moving pieces on a conventional assembly line, the
... 14. For example, Ward's Auto World reported in its 1987 engineering survey ...
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12.0 13.0 13.9 15.4 Business 8.5 10.5 15.0 25.9 26.8 28.0 29.9 Auto repair 0.2 0.2
... technicians, sales workers, characteristics of the new assembly line, ...
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Chrysler, Ford, Durant and Sloan: Founding Giants of the American
Automotive Industry
by H Eugene Weiss
McFarland & Company - ISBN: 0786416114
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Manufacturing Databases and Computer Integrated Systems
by Dimitris N. Chorafas
CRC Press - ISBN: 0849386896
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Take a digital tour of the VW plant
http://www.caranddriver.com/article.asp?section_id=4&article_id=7207&page_number=1
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Additionally, you can view pictures of an assembly line here:
http://www.picturehistory.com/find/p/2487/mcms.html
On an older assembly line
http://www.detroithistorical.org/learningcenter/curriculummaterials/detroitsstory/a4.pdf
http://othello.mech.northwestern.edu/~peshkin/pubs/1999_CobotsAutomobileAssembly.pdf
http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/gallery/galindex.htm
http://www.treklens.com/gallery/North_America/United_States/photo1652.htm
http://www.cargroup.org/pdfs/North-SouthPaper.PDF
Many auto assembly line photos here:
http://images.google.com/images?q=car%20assembly%20line&hl=en&lr=&c2coff=1&sa=N&tab=wi
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Other Digital Information
The Assembly Line Data(This is a cached page, and some links may be broken)
http://64.233.179.104/search?q=cache:wnBvzdutXPMJ:www.aaca.org/history/assmbl_1.htm+car+assembly+line&hl=en
http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/manufacturing.htm#Other
http://www.manufacturingnews.com/news/editorials/slater.html
This book reviews quality control in auto manufacturing (As well as
other manufacturing)
http://www.manufacturingnews.com/LeanMachines/LM.html
http://www.environmentaldefense.org/article.cfm?ContentID=928
http://www.umsl.edu/services/govdocs/ooh20002001/577.htm
http://www.bized.ac.uk/current/mind/2003_4/100504.htm
http://www.environmentaldefense.org/documents/883_GC_pamp.htm
http://www.bizforum.org/whitepapers/smw.htm
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