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    Henry Ford originally designed a quadricycle which is the base of what most of us drive (Ford History, 2017). In 1903, Ford Motor Company officially became a company (Ford History, 2017). According to ford.com, Henry Ford wanted to keep the company privately traded (Ford History, 2017). However, in 1956 Ford became a publicly traded company, and the initial public offering was the highest in history (Ford History, 2017). There is a level of risk when becoming a publicly traded company. When a…

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    Henry Ford Launched the era of the mass-produced automobile. He used machines such as the assembly line to make production faster then ever before. Ford founded the Ford Motor Car Company, which remained as one of the largest automobile manufacturers in the world into the 1990s. Because of this he entrepreneur jump started the automobile industry. The inventor illuminated the world by making it easy to get a car, thus the car is a staple of modern life. Due to this he is regarded as one of the…

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    more likely to get into an accident. 34% of Americans admit to texting while driving and 52% have admitted to talking on the phone. In 2011, 23% or 1.3 million auto collisions involved cell phones (Texting and Driving Safety). People that text and drive are turning their attention away from the road which is why the likelihood of an accident increases. Why type a few words when there 's a risk in losing your voice altogether through death? Another less costly example of multitasking comes from…

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    assembly line. This assembly line enabled the mass production of the automobile and ultimately a discounted price. Socially, among other things, he improved the quality of life greatly. People were able to take vacations to places that they would have never have been able to go, even if just for a day trip on a weekend. In addition, many people began to move to the suburbs, and commute to the cities for work. Also, the automobile was viewed as a private, mobile place for couples to drive around…

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    Ransom E. Olds invented the assembly line in 1901, in order to keep up with the high demand for horseless carriages, but it was Henry Ford who improved on Ransom’s idea. Henry Ford installed conveyor belts on the assembly line and this improvement allowed him to mass produce automobiles at a rate that was once impossible. As a great inventor and entrepreneur, Henry Ford was able to transform the lives of the common American for the better. He was able to improve the working conditions for…

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    requirements of producing more outputs in a day. Therefore, the concept of assembly lines was thought to counter the problem of delayed production work and cost minimization. While the invention of assembly line was a landmark in the engineering evolution of history, the widespread use of assembly line has dramatically reshaped the nature of the society. In 1913, Henry Ford installs the first moving assembly line for mass production of an entire automobile. His concept reduced the time it took…

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    when the work process is separated into a various number of tasks. Each worker or group of workers then specializes in completing a single task. It is used in mass production and is considered “one of the basic organizing principles of the assembly line. (Britannica, 2014). Specialization via division of labor has helped to eliminate the need for workers to handle multiple tools and minimized unnecessary motion. Through the repetition of simple basic tasks by unskilled workers, production…

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    Ford was known for his production of the motor vehicles which is now widely produced in the United States, but what he really did was change and encourage the technology in the United States for the rest of his life. His invention of the assembly line, 5 dollar wage, and 5 day work week has changed how jobs are run and managed in the present age. Henry Ford changed the world in industry, the entrepreneur ship, and mass production His desire to build automobiles grew the industry very rapidly.…

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    uncertain future. Those who defended and criticized Progressivism could both find valid points for their arguments in the novel, Ragtime. Points such as how a more productive economy affects the common laborer and how the strife for obtaining human rights drives change in young America. During the nineteenth…

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    slowly gained the characteristics and values ,which made him so successful. His innovative, conflict-free approach at life allowed him to brand his successful company that changed America forever. Henry Ford's invention of the automobile assembly line tremendously transformed the 20th century ,and continues to shape our world today. Ford used his abilities and talents to invent a product that will greatly affect our daily lives. Ford was a master innovator. By age 33 he invented the first…

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