Mass Production

Mass Production

by Mr. Sprenkle

​What is Mass Production?

​Producing large amounts of items that are identical.

​How is it done?

​The Assembly Line: the item is moved down the line and individual parts are added until the item is finished.

​Assembly line worker

​Each worker has only one or two tasks and repeats those tasks as the item passes them on the line (a.k.a. division of labor).

​Benefits of Mass Production

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• ​Items are produced faster.

• Items are cheaper to produce.

• ​Items are cheaper to buy.

Multiple Choice

Which picture shows an assembly line?

Multiple Choice

Which best describes Mass Production?

• ​Producing large amounts of items that are each unique.

• ​Producing one item at a time and all are identical.

• ​Producing large amounts of items that are identical.

• Lifting weights to get bigger so you look good at the beach.

Multiple Choice

How is Mass Production done?

• the assembly area

• the assembly line

• the chorus line

• the fishing line

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT one of the benefits of Mass Production?

• ​Items are produced faster.

• Items are better quality.

• Items are cheaper to buy.

• Items are cheaper to produce.

History of the​ Assembly line

​Henry Ford created the assembly line in 1913 which decreased car production time from 12 hours to 2.5 hours.

​The Model "T"

​Henry Ford's improvement of the assembly line led the first car produced on the assembly line, the Model "T".

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How did mass production benefit the Model "T"?

​1. All parts were interchangeable (i.e. if a part broke, it was easier to replace it).

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​2. Price of Model "T" was much cheaper and more people could afford them. (In 1908, the Model "T" cost $850, by 1920, it cost only $260.)

Multiple Choice

Which man invented the assembly line?

• George Washington

• Henry Ford

• George Westinghouse

• Nikola Tesla

Multiple Choice

The assembly line allowed car production time to be reduced from 12 hours to what?

• 2.5 hours

• 2 hours

• 10 hours

• 13 hours

Multiple Select

Pick 2 ways the assembly line production benefited the Model "T"?

• A broken part could be replaced easily.

• More people could afford the car.

• The engines were made to be more fuel efficient.

• All cars had CD and DVD players installed.