from Fordism to

Post-Industrial Society
Henry Ford & Fordism
not just mass production
after the Wars
seeds of change
Post-Industrial ?
Henry Ford
Moving assembly line - 1913
Organization of production
in-house part production
factory layout
reduce waiting and walking
The system is first
Fordism
unskilled labor
managerial control of labor process
specifically designed machinery
standardized product
designed for easy assembly
Economies of scale but inflexible
Not just mass production
BIG:
infrastructure
supply
distribution
massive coordination needs
Through the war and after
organized capital
mass production
concentration, centralization, regulation
nation-state as framework
concentration of people
powerful state, influential labour
gender division of labour
The shape of things to come
painful industrial decline
a problem with coal?
death of progress
oil shock
environmental awareness
service based economy
less manufacturing
more services
Post-Industrial society (?)
Service based economy
Disorganized Capitalism
globalization
decentralization
growth of service class
But be wary of clever names/easy lists