HISTORY
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
Question
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Assembly line
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Water wheel
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Skilled laborers
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Henry Ford famously remarked that the use of the moving assembly line allowed for the work to be taken to workers rather than the worker moving to and around the vehicle. The vehicle began to be pulled down the line and built step-by-step.
Detailed explanation-2: -An assembly line is a production process that breaks the manufacture of a good into steps that are completed in a pre-defined sequence. Assembly lines are the most commonly used method in the mass production of products. They reduce labor costs because unskilled workers are trained to perform specific tasks.
Detailed explanation-3: -(i) ‘Assembly line’ was a method of faster and cheaper way of producing vehicles. (ii) This was introduced by Henry Ford in one of his new car plants. (iii) The assembly line forced workers to repeat a single task mechanically and continuously at a pace dictated by the convey or belt.
Detailed explanation-4: -Eventually Ford perfected his system, involving exactly 84 steps and 84 employees who were trained to do the same task perfectly every time.