1920's Project Ford Motor Company by Breely and Caroline https://padlet.com/bswilkey/omb7it4vveww Made by Breely and Caroline en-us 2017-12-04 17:04:38 UTC 2017-12-04 17:56:52 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Thunder.png Primary Source 1 bswilkey https://padlet.com/bswilkey/omb7it4vveww/wish/212959640 Doc 1. 
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The first primary source that I found was an interview between Mr. Stevenson and Mr. Ford discussing the rivalry  between John F. and Horace E. Dodge v. Ford Motor Co. In the interview stevenson is trying to get the intel on what Ford's motor company is planning on contributing to the future, as far as the production of cars go. He continuously asks what his plans are for duplicating the company, as well as if he's satisfied with his production rates in comparison to others. Despite that fact that the questions he is being asked are rather nosey, his responses are very short and blunt which shows a lot about his character, and can be contributed to the success of his business.

]]> 2017-12-04 17:07:16 UTC https://padlet.com/bswilkey/omb7it4vveww/wish/212959640 Primary Source 2 bswilkey https://padlet.com/bswilkey/omb7it4vveww/wish/212960379 The second primary source I found is an image. This shows  Three young men working in an assembly line in Henry Ford's Motor factory. Two of the men are wrenching the tires on the car, while the other one is sitting in the driver's seat doing some kind of work on the steering wheel. With the car being on a track, this makes it so that it can  go through every step of the assembly, taking half the amount of time to complete the automobile. In my opinion doing the same three movements for at least 8 hours a day seems exhausting, and the way that they have to bend over to connect the wheels seems like it would take a toll on your posture and back after a while. 
]]> 2017-12-04 17:08:36 UTC https://padlet.com/bswilkey/omb7it4vveww/wish/212960379 Primary Source 3 bswilkey https://padlet.com/bswilkey/omb7it4vveww/wish/212961271 My last primary source is a letter written to Henry Ford by a concerned wife of one of the assembly workers. The website provides us with an image of the letter, as well as a summary of it because the handwriting is difficult to read. The wife expresses her concern of the working conditions in the factories.  She asks that he  investigate the situation on the assembly lines in the factories with regard to working conditions. She is also angry about the treatment her husband receives on the job, and wants better pay for the work that her husband contributes for the company. From what i’ve read so far about Ford's Motor Company, it seemed that he has some of the best pay as well as working conditions compared to many factories. So this complaint makes me wonder if he was as honorable of a man as some make him out to be. 




]]> 2017-12-04 17:10:00 UTC https://padlet.com/bswilkey/omb7it4vveww/wish/212961271 Website that connects issues bswilkey https://padlet.com/bswilkey/omb7it4vveww/wish/212961560 https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/28/ford-recalls-more-than-400000-vehicles-for-safety-and-compliance-issues.html More the 400,000 Ford vechicles were recalled in the summer of 2017. Ford motor company has come a long way since it was first created but their manufacturing process is not always perfect. Things as small as bolts in the seats not being entered correctly set up disadvantages for the company. Due to these problems other automobile companies could have taken business from Ford causing them to lose money.


]]> 2017-12-04 17:10:34 UTC https://padlet.com/bswilkey/omb7it4vveww/wish/212961560 Youtube Video bswilkey https://padlet.com/bswilkey/omb7it4vveww/wish/212961860  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm-Zr3Z7LZU]]> 2017-12-04 17:11:05 UTC https://padlet.com/bswilkey/omb7it4vveww/wish/212961860 Website #1 bswilkey https://padlet.com/bswilkey/omb7it4vveww/wish/212962078 http://corporate.ford.com/homepage.html 
This website is very helpful, I enjoy the fact that the website takes you through all the years of the development of the Henry Ford automobiles, from 1890 through today. With each decade on the timeline, there are paragraphs that tell you the significant improvements that went on within the company each year with an image included. I like how the ratio of the pictures to information is even, as well as the detail on what is changed on the car year to year.


]]> 2017-12-04 17:11:30 UTC https://padlet.com/bswilkey/omb7it4vveww/wish/212962078 Website #2 bswilkey https://padlet.com/bswilkey/omb7it4vveww/wish/212962299 http://www.history.com/topics/henry-ford 
Although this website lacks pictures, the information is abundant and goes into great detail. Revolutionary mass production methods are introduced like the assembly line and the use of standardized interchangeable parts. The website shares information about Henry Ford’s early life and how he got into the engineering career. The website also shares about the creation of the automobile, and his his success later in his career despite the competition with other car companies. I would give this website a rating of 7 out of 10.


]]> 2017-12-04 17:11:51 UTC https://padlet.com/bswilkey/omb7it4vveww/wish/212962299 Website #3 bswilkey https://padlet.com/bswilkey/omb7it4vveww/wish/212962476 https://www.fool.com/investing/general/2015/05/07/a-swot-analysis-of-ford-motor-company-stock.aspx 
This website gives an analysis on all of Ford Motor Company’s strength and weaknesses. It shares information about competitors Ford faces and all the opportunities they have received through the companies growth. I would give it a rating of an 8 out of 10. It gives you a bigger better idea about Ford and knowing the weaknesses of a company is helpful so you are more aware of problems you can face later on.


]]> 2017-12-04 17:12:11 UTC https://padlet.com/bswilkey/omb7it4vveww/wish/212962476 Ford Motor Company Background During the 1920’s Henry Ford, Initiator of Ford Motor Company was a multinational automaker headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan. This company started in 1899 when Henry decided to leave his chief engineering position at Edison illuminating company in order to focus more on the production of automobiles. Henry Ford to this day is still known as one of America’s greatest businessmen, and initiating the era of mass consumption and production. Ford can be credited with inventing the moving assembly line, a system for carrying an item that is being manufactured past a series of stationary workers who each assemble a particular portion of the finished product.This Company manufactures passenger cars, trucks, and tractors as well as automotive parts and accessories. During the early 1920s, Ford began construction of an industrial complex along the River Rouge in Dearborn, Michigan. With many stockholders resisting his idea due to its cost, Mr. Ford bought all of them out, making his son Edsel president of the company. This complex combined all components needed for successful auto-production including a glass factory, steel mill and assembly line. this led to a mass production of an entire vehicle, expanded and advanced manufacturing capabilities and introduced groundbreaking technologies that revolutionized mass production for the decades that followed. Henry Ford's Motor Company greatly impacted our society in many ways. With the Invention of a fast moving assembly line, this changed the ways many companies viewed the production process. To this day industries are still using the methods of Ford Motor Company's, allowing for interchangeable parts as well as fast mass production of not only cars, but the methods began appearing in the meatpacking industry as well as generic factories. With the invention of the model A in 1928, this created a lot of competition from other automakers, beginning an era of bringing high end vehicles to the roads. Henry Ford’s impact on the economy was and continues to be enormous. This new culture drastically changed the U.S. economy, including the new housing, transportation, tourism industries, as well as the fatal need for gasoline. Along with new transportation came new roads, which meant that new job opportunities would become acquired, starting an industrialization movement. bswilkey https://padlet.com/bswilkey/omb7it4vveww/wish/212985665 2017-12-04 17:55:06 UTC https://padlet.com/bswilkey/omb7it4vveww/wish/212985665 Vocabulary bswilkey https://padlet.com/bswilkey/omb7it4vveww/wish/212986332
Henry Ford-  Henry Ford was an American captain of industry and a business magnate, the founder of the Ford Motor Company, and the sponsor of the development of the assembly line technique of mass production. 

Assembly line-  a series of workers and machines in a factory by which a succession of identical items is progressively assembled.

Automobile- a road vehicle, typically with four wheels, powered by an internal combustion engine or electric motor and able to carry a small number of people.

Ford- a shallow place in a river or stream allowing one to walk or drive across.

Mass production- The manufacture of goods in large quantities by machinery and by use of techniques such as the assembly line and division of labor.

Interchangeable parts- Components that are, for practical purposes, identical. They are made to specifications that ensure that they are so nearly identical that they will fit into any assembly of the same type.

Model T- An automobile with a 2.9-liter, 4-cylinder engine, produced by the Ford Motor Company from 1909 through 1927.

$5 Day- Ford Motor Company would double its workers' wages to five dollar a day and reduce work time to 8 hours a day.

Lincoln Motor Company- a division of the Ford Motor Company that sells luxury vehicles under the Lincoln brand.  

Crash Testing- deliberately crash (a new vehicle) under controlled conditions in order to evaluate and improve its ability to withstand impact.





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