USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

SECOND INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which word best describes the method of mass production in which a worker is responsible for one small task to be repeated over and over.
A
Dis-assembly line
B
assembly line
C
labor union
D
monopoly
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The term mass production was popularized by a 1926 article in the Encyclopædia Britannica supplement that was written based on correspondence with Ford Motor Company. The New York Times used the term in the title of an article that appeared before publication of the Britannica article.

Detailed explanation-2: -Summary. Mass production is the industrial technique to produce large quantities of similar products in constant flows on production lines. The strategy focuses on low-cost production by using standardized and repetitive processes to manufacture the same line of products.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mass-produced things are made on a large scale, usually in a factory or plant. Cars, computers, and sneakers are all mass-produced. Your dad’s famous chocolate chip cookies are not. Mass-produced items are standardized, if not identical to each other.

Detailed explanation-4: -Henry Ford, founder of Ford Motor Co., developed the assembly line technique of mass production in 1913.

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