Warm-up If money were not an issue, what would be the first car you would buy? Why?

Task: Design next year’s “Car of the Year.” Draw a car. It must include the following: - Body - Wheels/Tires - Windows - Bumpers - Doors/Door Handles - Lights - Hood Ornament

Examples of Hood Ornaments

Assembly Line Organization Worker 1 and 2: Body Worker 3: Wheels/Tires Worker 4: Windows Worker 5: Bumpers Worker 6: Doors/Door Handles Worker 7: Lights Worker 8: Hood Ornament

You build them - I’ll get rich!

In-Class Assembly LineReal-Life Assembly Line 1.We created our best drawings, then one was chosen to mass produce 2.We drew one part of the final product 3.Most of us did not see the finished drawings 4.The work was repetitive 5.Our bodies and hands hurt from drawing the same part over and over 6.We listened to a recording of loud “car music” and worked with limited light and warm conditions 7.We did not have choice about what part we were to draw 8.Our work was repetitive and boring 9.We did not like the way “The Bosses” reprimanded us 1.A craftsperson created a product for mass production 2.Assembly line workers completed only one part of a product 3.Assembly line workers often had no connection to the finished products 4.Assembly line work was monotonous 5.Assembly workers experienced physical strain and injuries from repetitive work 6.Poor factory conditions included loud noise, poor lighting, and high temperatures 7.Assembly line workers had little control over the work they performed 8.Assembly lines completed tasks that required no creativity and little-thought 9.Assembly line workers became alienated from their managers

The Model ‘T’ Ford Henry Ford set out to build a car that everyone could afford to buy. It was slow, ugly, and difficult to drive.

The Model ‘T’ Ford The attraction of the Model T Ford was that its price never increased. Costing $1200 in 1909, the price in 1928 was only $295. By 1929 Ford was producing more than one car per minute

Mass Production Ford was able to sell cars cheaply because they were mass-produced and every part was Standardized (only one color and one engine size were available). By producing large numbers of cars on an Assembly Line, Ford wanted fewer skilled workers. Why?

Quote – Henry Ford How would this have helped to cut production costs? ‘A customer can have any color he likes for his car so long as it's black’

Division of Labor -The product was placed on the line, and each worker completed a single, specialized task over and over again. -Because the product came to the workers, their work required very little movement. -This process is called the specialization or division of labor.

Mass Production Leads to Invention Ford invented the idea of using an Assembly Line to speed up production.

Assembly Lines ‘… each man and each machine do only one thing... the thing is to keep everything in motion and take the work to the man, not the man to the work’ Henry Ford 1925

Closer 1.What are some specific job-related problems that Charlie encounters? 2.How do the business leaders try to increase production and make more money? Give examples.