the Whiz Kids
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The Whiz Kids were a group of young, analytically minded executives who modernized Ford Motor Company’s management and financial practices in the mid-20th century.
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| The Whiz Kids | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
group of executives
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management reform group ⓘ |
| activeFrom | late 1940s ⓘ |
| activeInDecade |
1950s
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1960s ⓘ |
| appliedMethod |
cost accounting
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long-range planning ⓘ statistical control techniques ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
management science
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rational-analytic management style ⓘ systems analysis ⓘ |
| basedIn | Dearborn, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describedAs | young, analytically minded executives ⓘ |
| emergedFrom | U.S. Army Air Forces Statistical Control group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Ford Motor Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
corporate finance
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management ⓘ operations research ⓘ statistical analysis ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Ford Whiz Kids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Arjay Miller
NERFINISHED
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Bennett “Ben” Bidwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles B. “Tex” Thornton NERFINISHED ⓘ Francis “Frank” Reith NERFINISHED ⓘ J. Edward Lundy NERFINISHED ⓘ Other former U.S. Army Air Forces analysts ⓘ Robert S. McNamara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| helpedWith | Ford Motor Company financial turnaround after World War II ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post–World War II corporate restructuring ⓘ |
| industry | automotive industry ⓘ |
| influenced |
Ford Motor Company corporate structure
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modern American corporate management ⓘ |
| knownFor |
centralizing planning and budgeting at Ford
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introducing quantitative analysis to corporate decision-making at Ford ⓘ modernizing Ford Motor Company’s management practices ⓘ reforming Ford’s financial controls ⓘ |
| legacy | integration of data-driven decision-making in large corporations ⓘ |
| mainlyActiveIn | Ford Motor Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Arjay Miller
NERFINISHED
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Charles B. “Tex” Thornton NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert S. McNamara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | postwar American business reform movement ⓘ |
| recruitedBy | Henry Ford II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
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