Henry Ford: Revolutionizing Industry

“Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.” -Henry Ford

           On April 1^st, 1913, the first mass production assembly line began producing Model T's at the Ford Motor Company factory in Detroit, Michigan. Although it was Henry Ford’s original idea, he was helped by several others during the creation of the assembly line. This increased productivity because it was faster to manufacture items using an assembly line. Instead of 728 minutes to produce the chassis for the Model T it took only 93 minutes with the use of the assembly line. After the initial use of the assembly line, the price of the Model T dropped from $950 to $575 and later dropped as low as $280.

          Since Henry designed the assembly to have interchangeable parts other companies started using a mass assembly line during their manufacturing process. Other companies who began using assembly lines were able to produce three times more than before. With the wide spread use of the assembly line, many products became more affordable due to the speed of manufacturing and increased amount of production. With vast amounts of products available and more affordable, it improved the overall quality of life. 

          The Mass Production Assembly line is still in use today. Most Manufacturing companies use the assembly line to make their product(s) because it is much easier than making them by hand. Because of the assembly line, the things we want to by are cheaper and avalable to a more diverse population.