1. The Assembly Line and Mass
Production

2. Question of the Day: Guiding Questions:
What are the advantages How does and assembly line
and disadvantages of work? How did the assembly
line and mass production
assembly line production
transform industry in
and how did this America? Economically? What
innovation transform technology was needed to
production in the United make the assembly line and
States? mass production possible?

3. Major Features:
Skilled Labor
Custom Products
Small Scale Production

4. Henry Ford
• “A motor car for the great multitude”- 1907
• Model T
MOVING ASSEMBLY LINE

5. Major Features:
Mass Production
Division of Labor
Unskilled Labor
Interchangeable Parts
Mechanization

6. Efficiency and Economy
Efficiency
Production Costs
Consumer Price
Profits