Assembly Lines and Specialization

How did Henry Ford improve the assembly line?

• Conveyor Belts
• Added more workers
• Slow down the process
• Outsourced to different countries

What are the benefits of Robotics in assembly lines?

• Consistent
• Faster
• Non-Stop Performance
• All of the Above

Assembly line Robots help to improve efficiency and keep cost low.

• True
• False

Why are crayons made using an assembly line?

• It makes the crayons more colorful.
• More crayons can be made faster.  
• They make better crayons

What two components are needed for a succesful assembly line?

• people and machines
• machines 
• people

Assembly lines are used to mass-produce goods. What is mass production?

• The production of high-quality goods
• The production of cheap goods
• The production of a small number of goods
• The production of a large number of goods. 

Mass production means producing products in large quantities. It is used in the production of

• jeans, cars, appliances

• specialty jewelry items

• custom monogrammed shirts

• seasonal items

Who had the first moving assembly line?

• Henry Ford

• Louis Chevrolet

• Ransom E. Olds

• David Dunbar Buick

Which of the following are advantages of using the assembly line?

• Increased production

• Lower cost

• Products made faster

• More dangerous

On an assembly line, what is the function of a conveyor belt?

• It moves parts to each worker

• It moves finished products to stores

• It delivers the tools that workers use to them

• It moves workers from one part of a factory to another