Henry Ford was an American industrialist born in 1863 who founded the Ford Motor Company. In 1908, he introduced the Model T car, which was affordable for the masses due to its production via assembly line techniques. Ford pioneered moving assembly line production, which involved specialized machinery and the division of labor to mass produce standardized parts in a continuous flow. This increased production speeds and volumes while reducing costs and the need for skilled labor. The Model T and its assembly line production helped make automobile travel accessible to the American middle class.

1. Contributions by
Henry Ford
Presentation by :-
AKSHAY SOMAIYA

2. HENRY FORD
• Born on July 30, 1863 in
Greenfield Township,
Michigan.
• In 1896, he constructed his
first model, the Ford
Quadricycle.
• In 1903, Henry Ford
established the Ford Motor
Company.
• He created the Ford Model T
car in 1908.
• In 1914, he sponsored the
development of the moving
assembly line technique of
mass production.

3. ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• He was inducted into ‘The National Inventors
Hall of Fame’ in 1982 for his invention of the
“transmission mechanism”.
• Google Patent search finds 100 patents under
his and ford company’s name.
• In 1928, Ford was awarded the Franklin
Institute's Elliott Cresson Medal.

4. ASSEMBLY LINE
MANUFACTURING PROCESS

5. ASSEMBLY LINE
• The assembly line is
often described as a
process that uses
machines to move
material from one place
to another.
• key components of the
Industrial Revolution

6. MOTORIZED VEHICLES
CONVEYORS
MOVEMENT OF
PARTS/ASSEMBLIES
CONVEYORS
MOTORIZED
VEHICLES

7. ADVANTAGES
OF ASSEMBLY LINE PRODUCTION
• Semi skilled labour required.
• Much lower cost in mass production.
• Speed.
• Comparatively less working hours required.
• Utmost accuracy.
• Less training requirements.

8. DISADVANTAGES
OF ASSEMBLY LINE PRODUCTION
• Large capital requirement.
• Long time to get set up done.
• Not suited to custom parts or frequent design
changes.
• Job loss.
• Monotonous work.

9. THE FORD MODEL T
• The Ford Model T is an automobile that was
produced by Henry Ford's Ford Motor
Company in September 1908.
• A simple, sturdy car, offering no factory options.
• It is generally regarded as the first
affordable automobile, the car that opened
travel to the common middle-class American.
• It was mainly possible because of assembly
line production instead of individual hand
crafting.

10. HISTORY
• Introduced on October 1, 1908.
• Characteristics of Model T:
 Steering wheel on left
 Enclosed engine and
transmission
 Suspension
 Cheap

11. HOW IT WAS DIFFERENT?
• Franchises grew
• Introduction of Moving Assembly belts in 1913
• Sales increased (2,50,000) in 1914
• Price dropped.
• It was available in various
colours.
• Final production
was 1,50,07,034.
Record for 45 years.

13. MASS PRODUCTION

14. EVOLUTION OF MASS PRODUCTION
• In the earliest days of manufacturing, goods
were produced using Craft Production.
• Craft Production is system in which highly
skilled worker use simple flexible tools to
produce small quantity of customized goods.
• Limitations:- Slow , costly & no economies of
scale, also require high skilled labour etc.

15. “Put the world on wheel”
• Henry Ford was first to introduce Mass
production to automotive industry in US at
the beginning of the 20th Century.

16. MASS PRODUCTION
• Mass production is system in which low Skilled
workers use specialized machinery to produce
high volumes of standardized goods.
2 concepts
Interchangeable
parts
Division of labour

17. ADVANTAGES
OF MASS PRODUCTION
• High volume of production.
• Faster rate of production.
• Semi skilled labor can be used.
• Economies of scale.
• The probability of human error and variation
is also reduced.
• Product is made in advance and available for
purchase.

18. DISADVANTAGES
OF MASS PRODUCTION
• Highly expensive machinery
• It is inflexible because it is difficult to alter a
design or production process after a
production line is implemented.
• All products produced on one production line
will be identical
• Introducing variety to satisfy customers tastes
is not easy

19. EXAMPLES

20. REFERENCES
• www.encyclopedia.com/topic/assembly_line.aspx
•Theinventors.org
• My life and work- henry ford

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