Assembly Line
Henry Ford realized he'd need a more efficient way to mass produce cars in order to lower the price. He looked at other industries and found four principles that would further their goal: interchangeable parts, continuous flow, division of labor, and reducing wasted effort. Ford put these principles into play gradually over five years, fine-tuning and testing as he went along. In 1913, they came together in the first moving assembly line ever used for large-scale manufacturing. Ford produced cars at a record-breaking rate.That meant he could lower the price and still make a good profit by selling more cars and that his employee's would get paid an excellent amount. He believed that well paid workers would put up with dull work, be loyal, and buy his cars. Henry Ford went beyond his goal of making cars affordable, he changed the nation and made us part of who we are today.