Standard Language at Ford Motor Company: A Case Study in Controlled Language Development and Deployment
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In 1990, Ford Body & Assembly Operations introduced Standard Language as a requirement for writing process sheet assembly instructions in North America. Standard Language was created to standardize the process sheet assembly instructions and introduce consistency across the entire manufacturing spectrum at Ford Motor Company. Standard Language is a Ford-specific, restricted subset of English that is used to describe the vehicle assembly process at Ford Motor Company. This language is used as the input to the Artificial Intelligence (AI) component of the Global Study Process Allocation System (GSPAS). Process sheets written in Standard Language are read by the AI system and used to generate work assembly instructions. Since its introduction in North America, Standard Language has been deployed to Ford's assembly plants in Europe, South America and Asia. In this paper, we will discuss our implementation of Standard Language at Ford Motor Company and show how a controlled language, such as Standard Language, can be used to provide a competitive advantage in business.
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