https://padlet.com/nicholaskim341/cn2s21cx6l02 Nicholas Kim en-us 2017-08-31 15:20:31 UTC 2025-03-17 12:17:56 UTC hello@padlet.com nicholaskim341 https://padlet.com/nicholaskim341/cn2s21cx6l02/wish/185161875 - The Industrial Revolution introduced automation to manufacturing, allowing for products to be finished faster and cheaper than artisans.

- Eli Whitney (1765 - 1825) created the concept of interchangeable parts.

- Interchangeable parts: identical parts were produced so that they may be swapped out when necessary, allowing unskilled workers to assemble products like a puzzle. This reduced the cost of repairs because a specialist would no longer be needed to fix a product.

- Assembly line: a line of workers were trained to perform a few tasks, progressively assembling a product. This process relied on interchangeable parts so that the flow of product may be continuous.

- Henry Ford (1863 - 1947) optimized the assembly line and increased wages of his factory workers. By increasing wages, Ford contributed to his own company as his employees bought their own Model T's, the very car which they were assembling. 

- Wartime manufacturing boosted the United States' economy as the factories worked around the clock producing war materials.  “It was seven days a week... during the war when it was so strong, it was twelve-hour days five days a week, ten hours on Saturday, eight hours on Sunday, you felt like you've had a week off. And that went in and out, over, over and over and over” (Clyde Odom).

- Today, manufacturing employs about 17% of the workforce and accounts for approximately 20% of the United States GDP.]]> 2017-09-06 15:11:33 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholaskim341/cn2s21cx6l02/wish/185161875 nicholaskim341 https://padlet.com/nicholaskim341/cn2s21cx6l02/wish/185172910 - Prior to the 20th century products were handmade by artisans, expensive, and took extended periods of time to finish.

- At first, there were no labor laws to protect employees which resulted in long hours and low wages. Injuries were commonplace and factories were dangerous work places. Child labor was the norm as well.

- Factory Act of 1833: outlawed the use of child labor if the child was under nine years of age

- 10 Hours Bill of 1847: limited women and children to 10 working hours per day

- Henry Ford increased the wages of his employees (from $2.25 per day to $5 per day), which effectively boosted his own company by using wages an an incentive to stay with the company. Turnover rates were high as accidents were commonplace and paying higher wages was cheaper than training costs of new staff.

- During World War I, factories mass produced product that contributed to the war effort. Countries with a greater capacity for manufacturing had a clear advantage over their opponents. 

- During World War II, women and minorities were commonly employed in factories, manufacturing wartime goods.

- As of 2016, manufacturing offers some of the highest-rates benefits according to Glassdoor Economic Research.]]> 2017-09-06 15:31:55 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholaskim341/cn2s21cx6l02/wish/185172910 nicholaskim341 https://padlet.com/nicholaskim341/cn2s21cx6l02/wish/185550069 Labor laws - https://eh.net/encyclopedia/child-labor-during-the-british-industrial-revolution/

Interchangeable parts - http://www.history.com/topics/inventions/interchangeable-parts

Assembly line - https://www.thoughtco.com/henry-ford-and-the-assembly-line-1779201

Model T picture - https://www.streetsideclassics.com/vehicles/2698-atl/1924-ford-model-t

Eli Whitney - https://www.britannica.com/biography/Eli-Whitney

Henry Ford - https://www.biography.com/people/henry-ford-9298747

Women assembling munitions - http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/remembrance-day-women-heroes-of-perilous-1427595

Clyde Odom's quote - http://www.pbs.org/thewar/at_home_war_production.htm

Glassdoor Economic Research - https://www.glassdoor.com/research/studies/best-industries-for-benefits/]]> 2017-09-07 15:11:05 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholaskim341/cn2s21cx6l02/wish/185550069 nicholaskim341 https://padlet.com/nicholaskim341/cn2s21cx6l02/wish/185559031 2017-09-07 15:26:52 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholaskim341/cn2s21cx6l02/wish/185559031 nicholaskim341 https://padlet.com/nicholaskim341/cn2s21cx6l02/wish/185907196 2017-09-08 15:14:38 UTC https://padlet.com/nicholaskim341/cn2s21cx6l02/wish/185907196