Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Publisherâ s Foreword -- Translatorâ s Preface -- Figures -- 1. The Source of Profit Is in the Manufacturing Process -- Commercial Profit and Manufacturing Profit -- We Cannot Be Guided by Cost Alone -- True Cost Is...

For decades, production has relied on the old principle mass production invented by Henry Ford where parts are being produced in batches and pushed to the market hoping for a customer to buy. Things are based on forecasting and sales were too optimistic. This system disconnects the factory from...