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"Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success." Henry Ford
Main Points:
•By 1925 a record 9109 cars are made in one day. The lowest prices is $290.
•15 million made by 1927.
•Most of the manufacturing is done in Detroit.
•Introduction of the Assembly line and factories increases output.
Summary:
Central to Ford's ability to produce an affordable car was the development of the assembly line that increased the efficiency of manufacture and decreased its cost. Prior to the introduction of the assembly line, cars were individually crafted by teams of skilled workmen. The assembly line reversed the process of automobile manufacture. Instead of workers going to the car, the car came to the worker who performed the same task of assembly over and over again. With the introduction and perfection of the process, Ford was able to reduce the assembly time of a Model T from twelve and a half hours to less than six hours.
- At the beginning of the 20th century the automobile was a plaything for the rich.
- Most models were complicated machines that required a chauffer conversant with its individual mechanical nuances to drive it.
- Henry Ford was determined to build a simple, reliable and affordable car; a car the average American worker could afford.
- Out of this determination came the Model T and the assembly line - two innovations that revolutionized American society and molded the world we live in today.
- "Car in every garage".
•By 1925 a record 9109 cars are made in one day. The lowest prices is $290.
•15 million made by 1927.
•Most of the manufacturing is done in Detroit.
•Introduction of the Assembly line and factories increases output.
Summary:
Central to Ford's ability to produce an affordable car was the development of the assembly line that increased the efficiency of manufacture and decreased its cost. Prior to the introduction of the assembly line, cars were individually crafted by teams of skilled workmen. The assembly line reversed the process of automobile manufacture. Instead of workers going to the car, the car came to the worker who performed the same task of assembly over and over again. With the introduction and perfection of the process, Ford was able to reduce the assembly time of a Model T from twelve and a half hours to less than six hours.