THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
1920S AMERICAN CULTURE
Question
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Bessemer Process
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Just-In-Time Technology
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Assembly Line
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Time-Study Analysis
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Detailed explanation-1: -He adapted the assembly line method of mass production. He realised that the ‘assembly line’ method would allow a faster and cheaper way of producing vehicles.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Ford Motor Company team decided to try to implement the moving assembly line in the automobile manufacturing process. After much trial and error, in 1913 Henry Ford and his employees successfully began using this innovation at our Highland Park assembly plant.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ford’s innovation lay in his use of mass production to manufacture automobiles. He revolutionized industrial work by perfecting the assembly line, which enabled him to lower the Model T’s price from $850 in 1908 to $300 in 1924, making car ownership a real possibility for a large share of the population.
Detailed explanation-4: -On December 1, 1913, Henry Ford installs the first moving assembly line for the mass production of an entire automobile. His innovation reduced the time it took to build a car from more than 12 hours to one hour and 33 minutes.
Detailed explanation-5: -In order to meet overwhelming demand for the revolutionary vehicle, Ford introduced revolutionary new mass-production methods, including large production plants, the use of standardized, interchangeable parts and, in 1913, the world’s first moving assembly line for cars.