University of Louisville ThinkIR: The University of Louisville's Institutional Repository Electronic Theses and Dissertations 8-2006 The re-innovation of Ford Motor Company to a sustainable lean enterprise. Kenneth A. Ryan 1968- University of Louisville Follow this and additional works at: https://ir.library.louisville.edu/etd Recommended Citation Ryan, Kenneth A. 1968-, "The re-innovation of Ford Motor Company to a sustainable lean enterprise." (2006). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 1243. https://doi.org/10.18297/etd/1243 This Master's Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by ThinkIR: The University of Louisville's Institutional Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of ThinkIR: The University of Louisville's Institutional Repository. This title appears here courtesy of the author, who has retained all other copyrights. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. THE RE-INNOVATION OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO A SUSTAINABLE LEAN ENTERPRISE By Kenneth A. Ryan B.S.A.E., St. Louis University, 1990 B.S.M.E., University of Missouri, 1991 A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of the University of Louisville J.B. Speed School of Engineering in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Professional Degree Master of Engineering in Engineering Management July, 2006 11 Copyright, 2006 Kenneth A. Ryan 111 THE RE-INNOVATION OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO A SUSTAINABLE LEAN ENTERPRISE Submitted by: Kenneth A. Ryan A Thesis Approved on 6/19/06 (Date) by the following Reading and Examination Committee: Surja Alexander, PhD., P.E., Thesis Director William Biles, PhD., P.E., Faculty Advisor John S.