Henry Ford is the founder of Ford Motors which was and still is a major producer of automobiles. He was born in 1863 in Michigan, and later died in 1948 after creating a world known company (Richard). Ford brought a revolution to the motor industry. He played a significant role in the establishment of the assembly line; an efficient way to manufacture goods, which led to mass production at a lower cost. Before he developed Ford Automobile Company, car owners were only part of the upper class as normal vehicles of the time were costly. He inspired the industrial revolution in the United States and across the world.
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The company was the first to manufacture affordable cars, which are also easy to drive and to repair. Most people, both middle and the lower classes owned cars because of his efforts. The principles also that he used when manufacturing automobiles were revolutionary, most industries started copying. The mass production guidelines that was employed by Henry Ford are used today by production and manufacturing companies. Manufacturers have reduced wastage of efforts, improves efficiency and effectiveness of workers through a division of labor and specialization. And the use of a continuous flow of work ensures that an activity is fully completed even with fewer skills.
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