why economic boom - henry ford and mass production

cause

- henry ford 1903 - factory built
- Model T most mass produced car, first made in 1908

what type of assembly line did Henry Ford have

rolling assembly line

production of car per 10 second fact

by Oct 1921, produced 1 car every 10 seconds, produced cars faster than any other companies

what type of workers did henry ford use and how was this beneficial

he used unskilled workers so he could pay them less

how many people had a Model T car

1 in 10 had a model T car

how many shifts did henry ford have per day and how was this beneficial

3 eight hour shifts, this meant the factory was never shut

how much were workers paid and how was this beneficial

paid $5 a day, whereas average jobs e.g. farmer paid $1-2 per day
this meant more people wanted to work there, meaning more cars produced and allowed his workers disposable income

how much did Model T cost

$295

how much did Model T originally take to produce, and how long did it take to produce with mass production methods

first took 14h but with mass production methods took 1h

how much did model Ts cost in 1908 and how much in 1928

1908 costed $1,200 and in 1928 costed $295

how many cars registered were model T

by 1929, 15 mill of 26 mill cars registered were Model Ts

Model T advertising tagline

freedom for the woman with a Ford

feature 1 - assembly line

- 1 feature assembly line
- new method invented by henry ford, had 1 person focusing on a certain aspect of car e.g fitting left wheel
- this was more time effective as by oct 1921 allowed a car to be produced every 10 sec
- because of rapid nature, more cars produce, key feature of mass production, therefore more product to buy
- therefore leading to economic boom

feature 2 - workers

- 2nd feature workers
- employees paid $5 a day, whereas a farmer worker payed $1-2 a day
- this meant more wanted to work for Ford and more workers meant more product produced - mass production
- the generous wage allowed disposable income for workers to spend on luxuries e.g. radio
- therefore workers key to mass production and their generous wages led to economic boom