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d d replaced people with machines
d d water and mule power instead of human power
d d nature of production changed from cottage to factory
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d d steam engine - in use by 1785
1794 - built first cotton gin to separate cotton seeds from cotton fibers.
1799 - began mass production of muskets
d d introduced concept of standard O
to allow the use of
less skilled labour to produce muskets.
d d Development of the machine tool industry - metal tools and machines now
possible (late 1700's).
d d Principles of O O
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- 1911
1. Scientific laws govern work so scientific methods can be used to analyze work
2. Workers are different so match workers to their job and then train them
thoroughly
3. Use employee self-interest to motivate
4. Separate the responsibilities of workers and managers.
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d d Early 1900s - introduced assembly line manufacturing to produce Model T
cars
d d durable, inexpensive automobile
d d extensive vertical integration
d d coordinated supply and production was really the first Just In Time
production
Ford Model T
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d d CEO of General Motors - 1923-1946
d d Competed with Ford through innovation
d d Developed strategy of marketing different cars with different features and
prices
Installment selling (GMAC), used car trade -ins, automotive styling, annual
design changes
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- Examined psychological factors in manufacturing
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O - 1927 ± to examine the effect of light on work
d d Considered the role of treatment of employees in production
Computers/Communications
- Combination of computer and communication advances are reshaping the way we
do business and service activities
- AOL/Time Warner Merger