Cars
1910isolde
Fri May 03 2013 18:08:11 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
"A glance inside of the Packard plant in Warren, Ohio showing several male workers and the partially completed chassis of the Packard Model F, 88-inch wheelbase. Inscribed on photo back: probably photographed in "new brick building" completed in Jan. 1903, Warren, Ohio facility of Packard Motor Car Co."
Image & text source Detroit Public Library http://mmm.lib.msu.edu/record.php?id=15917
Mon May 06 2013 18:27:55 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
These are not happy looking men. Must be a Monday
1910isolde
Thu May 16 2013 20:13:07 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
sort of... Henry Ford’s ideas, based on ‘Taylorism’, the time and motion studies of Frederick Taylor, which revolutionized American industry. Instead of a car being made from start to finish by the same people, cars were made on assembly lines. Parts were added to the vehicle as it passed along the line. Workers did not have to learn skills. As all they had to do was learn how to fix one part. This meant that cars could be produced much more cheaply and much more quickly. The car industry led to the creation of many jobs in factories supplying parts. For every worker in a car factory, there were ten more making components. Ford’s ideas were soon adapted for use in other industries.
T Hugger
Sat May 11 2013 00:03:44 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
I thought Mr. Ford used some sort of conveyor line. Wasn't that what he was famous for?