Answer:
(i) A well-known
pioneer of mass production was the car manufacturer, 'Henry Ford'.
(ii) He adopted an
assembly line technique of a slaughter house.
(iii) He realized
that the 'assembly line' method would allow a faster and cheaper way of
producing vehicles.
(iv) This method
forced workers to repeat a single task mechanically and continuously.
(v) This was
a way of increasing the output per worker by speeding up the pace of work.
(vi) At
first, workers were unable to cope with the load of work but Henry Ford doubled
the daily wages.
(vii) This
doubling of daily wages was considered 'best cost-cutting decision' he had ever
made.
(viii) Later, this
system of mass production was followed by many other countries. In the US, with
this system, car production rose from 2 millions to above 5 millions.
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