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This presentation looks at the developments of production systems from the start of the 19th Century onwards. It deals with the main features and how with each progression improvements are made or problems are overcome.
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This presentation looks at the developments of production systems from the start of the 19th Century onwards. It deals with the main features and how with each progression improvements are made or problems are overcome. The first system I address is the Hybrid or 'late craft system' this system uses the idea of interchangeable parts, so less skilled assembly workers could be used and the substitution of machinery for labour. The subsequent division of labour was concerned with manufacturers dividing processes into separate tasks each requiring different levels of skill and strength. Therefore, workers would only do work suited to their skill and strength rather than tasks which were beneath them. The next phase of development was This was followedTmass production and Fordism. Fordism was an organisation innovation that gave personal mobility at low cost but once in place many more opportunities for technical innovation came about. One of the major innovations...
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