مؤلف: James B. King

Dr. Francis G. King spent 28 years at Ford Motor Company as an expert on assembly and lean manufacturing, robotics, launching of new products, quality improvement, and defining compatible product and process designs. He was manufacturing manager for a European Ford car line, a value stream manager for a Lincoln car line, and a business coordination manager for four assembly plants in North America. Dr. King received his Ph D in mathematics from the University of California in Berkeley in 1970. Prior to joining Ford Motor Company, he was an assistant professor of mathematics at Fordham University. He holds seven patents and is a recipient of Ford’s Technical Achievement Award. He has numerous conference papers and published articles in the Encyclopedia of Robotics and NATO’s Advanced Science Institute Series. He has taught a seminar on “Lean Plan for Every Part.” Dr. King also has dual master’s degrees in pastoral study and theology from Sacred Heart Major Seminary and is a deacon in the Catholic Church.