Originally Posted by
Edwin Santos
As the story goes, after the Model T had been out for quite a few years, Henry Ford sent a team of men to scour junkyards around the country for junked Model Ts to be sent back to Dearborn, Michigan to be studied.
He wanted to see which components were failing and which were not.
Everyone assumed he was doing this for quality improvement, intending to improve the failing parts in order to extend the lifespan of the car.
In fact, what he wanted to identify was which parts were outlasting the life of the car so these parts could be de-engineered to a lower quality standard to no longer outlast the car. An example part proved to be the kingpin, which indeed was re-engineered to a lower standard.
So my question; was this a quintessential example of "good enough"?
Or was Henry Ford going "overkill" in his pursuit of perfection of efficiency?
So when it goes, it all goes together. Maybe that is where Found On Road Diversified was started.
jtk
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