How Did Henry Ford's Remarkable Progress
Before the remarkable progress in technology, innovations were limited, so the first cars were hand-built. This changed, however, when an eager young man named Henry Ford invented something that significantly altered production movement and manufacturing. During the 1890s, factories were loud, crowded, and bustling. They had an order to them, however, something was missing. The creation of the assembly line would change both how things were made, and the amount of time it took to produce items. Using interchangeable parts, Ford was able to perfect the assembly line, and forever change how automobiles and even other items were made. Today’s technologies have been greatly affected by the remarkable progress he made in the early 20th century.
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He did, however, profoundly changed the automobile industry. Ford's first automobile was the Model A. The later improvement of this model was known as the Model N. Ford's next invention was by far his most successful car. He had dedicated a great deal of time to this model, and gave it his all. “There was no guessing as to whether or not it would be a successful model. It had to be”, said Ford of his latest car (Ford 51). It was known as the “motorcar for the great multitude” (Ford 52). It had functionality, style, and everything Americans were looking for in the New Age. Ford’s new vehicle was high in demand, and he concluded that this would be the only model his company manufactured. It would be a simple car, and everything would be identical. To save money, a “customer [could] have a car painted any colour that he want[ed] so long as it [was] black” (Ford 52). This lead to a great need for workers at his factory called Highland Park. As a result of mass producing the Model T, Ford was able to lower production cost and made a rather large profit he could offer to his employees. (restate, connect) Employees were paid a salary of $5 per 8 hour shift (Stanford 1). This was a desirable wage to earn, and Henry Ford became known for his “extraordinary gesture of goodwill” (Stanford 1). The $5 salary offered by Ford came with a catch. Employees at Highland Park were educated and taught basic life skills. To ensure that his employees were becoming “Fordized” (Stanford 1), he set up the Sociology Department that did random home checks on employees to ensure that his employees were adapting to the industrialist lifestyle in Detroit. Ford’s generously high wages created a new social class that could afford to buy his products. Americans had extra money and could spend it on New Age luxury items such as the Model T. Ultimately, Ford failed at many things at the start of his career, but he
He did, however, profoundly changed the automobile industry. Ford's first automobile was the Model A. The later improvement of this model was known as the Model N. Ford's next invention was by far his most successful car. He had dedicated a great deal of time to this model, and gave it his all. “There was no guessing as to whether or not it would be a successful model. It had to be”, said Ford of his latest car (Ford 51). It was known as the “motorcar for the great multitude” (Ford 52). It had functionality, style, and everything Americans were looking for in the New Age. Ford’s new vehicle was high in demand, and he concluded that this would be the only model his company manufactured. It would be a simple car, and everything would be identical. To save money, a “customer [could] have a car painted any colour that he want[ed] so long as it [was] black” (Ford 52). This lead to a great need for workers at his factory called Highland Park. As a result of mass producing the Model T, Ford was able to lower production cost and made a rather large profit he could offer to his employees. (restate, connect) Employees were paid a salary of $5 per 8 hour shift (Stanford 1). This was a desirable wage to earn, and Henry Ford became known for his “extraordinary gesture of goodwill” (Stanford 1). The $5 salary offered by Ford came with a catch. Employees at Highland Park were educated and taught basic life skills. To ensure that his employees were becoming “Fordized” (Stanford 1), he set up the Sociology Department that did random home checks on employees to ensure that his employees were adapting to the industrialist lifestyle in Detroit. Ford’s generously high wages created a new social class that could afford to buy his products. Americans had extra money and could spend it on New Age luxury items such as the Model T. Ultimately, Ford failed at many things at the start of his career, but he