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    The industrial revolution in America started in late 18th century as the production of goods changed from being handmade in home businesses, to machine crafted products made at factories. This revolution created many jobs which forced families to urbanize to industrial cities. As a result, it created a socioeconomic change of society and the upper, middle and working class were formed. As the frontier were pushed further and further west, Americans discovered that the new lands were rich on natural

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    Henry Ford invented neither the automobile nor the assembly line, but developed each to dominate a new era in organization and production of motor cars. By improving the assembly line so that the 'Model T' could be produced more cheaply, Ford placed the power of the automobile within reach of the average citizen. He transformed the automobile itself from a luxury item for the rich

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    Great Britain. Inventions such as the light bulb and the assembly line proved to be instrumental in helping these nations develop into the economic super powers they are today. War also motivated these nations to expedite their efforts to grow and production of goods needed for war vastly improved employment opportunities. The civil war reconstruction era kick started United States' industrialization and World War 1 did so for both the United States and European nations. What these nations had

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    This was due to the start of mass production lines overruling the now insignificant family businesses in terms of the textile industry. The increasing output of product led many families to move to keep up with their competitors. The reason that the industrial revolution began in England was down to a few reasons. One being the major labour force, with lots of unemployed people moving to find a better life, this was a pull for major companies trying to start mass production, with people ready

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    work together. This process of production was very time consuming and it required a lot of effort both of which are the reasons why items that were made before the 18th century were highly priced. When the industrial revolution came about in the late 18th century the manufacturing industry experienced a great change in

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    with his innovation of the assembly line than the creation of his worldwide known automobile company. Ford was an American entrepreneur who had a vison of creating vehicles to a mass of people. Ford is given credit for being the sponsor who developed the assembly line, which is a process still used today in mass production, to produce products faster and with extreme likeness between each product. Because of his use of the assembly line while manufacturing automobiles, he was able to make the first

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    same time period, the role of women was reinvented as females searched for work and changed their role within the family. To begin, industrialization was the instigator of mass factory production across the globe. The increase in factories meant the increase of job opportunities. Since poverty was rampant at this time, a mass of people looked to the factories in search of work, even though factory owners

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    using hand tools or simple machines. With the growing population and increasing foreign trade, there was a need for mass production; this was made possible by replacing animal and water power with steam power. The steam engine played a pivotal role in industrialisation, which also improved transportation and communication. Furthermore, industrialisation made it much easier the mass produce goods and often allowed the poor some decent jobs. Agriculture was also revolutionised,

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    Before 1913, all products were created by experts who used unique parts with each of their designs. Although this made it easier to have custom products made, it was not feasible for mass production due primarily to the time required and cost of the products. Since there were few experts, even if they worked 12 hour days it would still be impossible build enough products for the general public and they could also charge their employer as much money as they wanted for there services since they were

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    Operation Management Operations administration concentrates on precisely dealing with the procedures to create and circulate items and administrations. Operations administration is the procedure, which joins and changes different assets utilized as a part of the creation/operations subsystem of the association into quality included item/benefits in a controlled way according to the arrangements of the association. In this way, it is that part of an association, which is worried with the change

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