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Nick Holmes Student No. 0312103 Question 1 The terms Fordism and post-Fordism refer to different methods of work organisation. Fordism is the mass production of goods in highly developed economies during the 1940's - 1960's. Economies of scale were produced by spreading fixed expenses, especially investments in plant and equipment and the organization of production lines, over larger volumes of output, thereby reducing unit costs. Henry Ford opened the Highland Park Plant in 1913. This was the first mechanised factory, and made more than 200000 cars in its first year. The new factory removed wasted time that occurred from moving between jobs and allowed the pace of work to be remotely controlled. Fordism is a very rigid process, compared to the flexibility of post-Fordism. Post-Fordism is just small batch production, and also includes the global market. The role of labour in the 2 systems is very different. Fordism allows the worker to concentrate on...

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