A famous man of character named Henry Ford was one of two men in the automobile industry along with Alfred Sloan to use reengineering in their corporation. Henry Ford reengineered his Ford assembly line, and discovered it would be a lot simpler to move the work to the employees, rather than move the employees to the work. This is where Henry Ford invented the moving assembly line. Alfred Sloan reengineered the General Motor plant by creating small, decentralized divisions, so managers could oversee their production lines more efficiently, by looking at the production output, and the financial numbers. Sloan's reengineering of General Motors saved the company from an early shut down, and helped solve problems that kept other corporations from expanding.
Customers are essential to the success of a corporation.
By reengineering the mass market of the past, customers now tell suppliers what they want, when they want it, and what they will pay for the goods and services they demand. Now that customers have choices of what they want, they demand products and services to fit their specific needs. By reengineering the corporation, the customer expects their services and products to be delivered to them in a timely fashion that is suitable for them, and with a payment plan that is convenient for them. Another concept that reengineering has been a big factor in is that of competition. With today s competition on the rise and at its peak, reengineering is essential in order to compete with the competitive market force.