(i) Henry Ford adapted the assembly line of a Chicago slaughter house to his new car plant in Detroit.
(ii) The assembly line allowed a faster and cheaper way of producing vehicles. It forced workers to repeat a single task mechanically and continuously.
(iii) This increased their efficiency in the single task and the speed of production too.
(iv) Standing in front of the conveyor belt, no worker could delay the motions or take a break.
(v) In the beginning, many workers quit, since they could not cope up with the stress of work.
(vi) Henry Ford doubled their wages and against that, he not only increased the speed of the production time but also banned trade unions from operating in his plants.
