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Though Ransom E. Olds created the first assembly line in 1901, Henry Ford is recognized for revolutionizing industry by mass-producing automobiles. Ford improved upon Olds' assembly line idea by installing conveyor belts and converting Olds' idea into a moving assembly line. According to Ford, he developed the idea by watching the sequence of operations in a meat factory. By using a moving assembly line, Ford was able to cut the time of manufacturing a Model T from a day and a half to a

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mere ninety minutes. The assembly line concept has remained more or less similar since 1913. The assembly line concept is applicable on products that can be produced with identical parts. Since each part is identical and can be replaced with an identical part, the entire production sequence can be predetermined in careful detail. This permits each task to be minutely studied by engineers and managers to find ways to make the sequence quicker and cheaper.

Question i. What was different in Ford's approach? ii. What were its advantages? iii. Justify your augments.