Ford Assembly Line Begins Operation
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
- Categories: Technology, Inventions, Economics
- Subcategories: Business, Industry, Manufacturing, Factories, Work, Employment, Transportation
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950
- Geographical Location: Detroit
- Date: March 1, 1913
Article abstract: Mass-production techniques increase availability of automobiles to the middle class and revolutionize industrial manufacturing.
Summary of Event
Mass production and the assembly line are closely associated with Henry Ford, but the ideas did not originate with him. The three basic ideas of mass production—standardization, simplification, and interchangeability—date back to the eighteenth century. Before 1913, numerous industries carried out quantity production of telephone sets, bicycles, typewriters, and cash registers. Even Henry...
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