Editing Production line (section)

==Assembly line==
{{Main|Assembly line}}
Thus, from the processing of raw materials into useful goods, the next step was the concept of the [[assembly line]], as introduced by [[Eli Whitney]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 14, 2014 |title=The evolution of assembly lines: A brief history - Robohub |url=https://robohub.org/the-evolution-of-assembly-lines-a-brief-history/ |access-date=2022-01-26 |website=robohub.org}}</ref> This was taken to the next stage at the [[Ford Motor Company]] in 1913, where [[Henry Ford]] introduced the innovation of continuously moving the cars being assembled past individual workstations. This introduced the idea of [[standardization]].

The assembly line was a contraption of many chains and links that moved to place different parts into various places throughout the car. The chassis of the car was moved along the 45-metre line by a chain conveyor and then 140 workers applied their assigned parts to the chassis.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-29 |title=Ford Innovated the Assembly Line 100 Years Ago. Now, Ford has a Better Idea |url=https://www.designnews.com/automotive-engineering/ford-innovated-assembly-line-100-years-ago-now-ford-has-better-idea |access-date=2022-01-26 |website=designnews.com |language=en}}</ref> Other workers brought additional parts to the car builders to keep them stocked. The assembly line decreased the assembly time per vehicle. The production time for a single car dropped from over twelve hours to just 93 minutes.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 7, 2013 |title=Ford's assembly line turns 100: How it changed manufacturing and society |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/autos/ford-assembly-line-turns-100-changed-society-article-1.1478331 |access-date=2022-01-26 |website=nydailynews.com}}</ref>