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Charles Emil Sorensen (7 September 1881 – 11 August 1968) was a Danish-American principal of the Ford Motor Company during its first four decades.
Charles E. Sorensen. Inducted 2001. Distinguished Service Citation Award 1945. Instrumental in developing Henry Ford’s first moving assembly line. Responsible for the planning and construction of the Willow Run Bomber Plant. Charles E. Sorensen met Henry Ford when he joined a Detroit custom foundry.
Sep 23, 2018 · Charles Emil Sorensen was Denmark’s other major contribution to the early U.S. auto industry– the better-known Danish export was William K. “Big Bill” Knudsen, who also had a memorable run at Ford. Sorensen was born in 1881, and arrived in the United States with his family four years later.
Nov 2, 2010 · During World War 2, Charles Sorensen, then Ford’s Director of Production, conceived the idea of manufacturing the giant B24 Liberator bomber at the unbelievable rate of one an hour. (Previously it was built at the rate of one per day.)
Charles Sorensen, Vice-President of Production for Ford traveled to San Diego to observe Consolidated Aircraft's operations. Here is his description of the visit and how he conceived the Willow Run bomber plant that eventually manufactured 8,800 of these aircraft.
Sep 5, 2022 · Sorensen, Charles E., 1881-1968. Publication date 2006 Topics Ford, Henry, 1863-1947, Ford Motor Company, Automobile industry and trade -- United States ...
Jan 1, 2016 · Ford and his right-hand-man, Charles E. Sorensen, designed the first comprehensive Manufacturing Strategy. The term 'lean' was first coined to describe Toyota's business during the late 1980s...
