What is Assembly line?
[[File:Chocolate assembly line.jpg|thumb|Chocolate assembly line]] An '''assembly line''' is a [[manufacturing]] process which is a very important part of [[industry]]. In an assembly line, parts are added to a [[Product (consumer goods)|product]] in a [[sequence]]. Each worker and machine does one part, and the parts are put together to make the finished object. This makes a product much faster than with [[handcraft]]ing-type methods, where one person made the whole object. The division of labour was discussed by [[Adam Smith]] in his book ''[[The Wealth of Nations]]'' (1776). He used the manufacture of [[pin]]s as an example of increasing [[productive efficiency]]. ==Ford== The assembly line developed by [[Ford Motor Company]] between 1908 and 1915 made assembly lines famous as an example of [[mass production]]. The result was a cheaper car, the [[Ford Model T]], and higher wages for Ford workers. [[Henry Ford]] was the first to master the moving assembly line, and was able to reduce labor hours needed to make a car, and increased numbers of cars and parts. Ford was the first company to build large [[factory|factories]] around the assembly line concept. Mass production by assembly lines was the catalyst which started the modern [[consumer]] culture by making possible low [[unit cost]] for manufactured goods. It is often said that Ford's production system was ingenious because it turned Ford's own workers into new customers. The lower prices turned a huge potential market into a reality. The greater demand allowed further [[Economy of scale|economies of scale]] to be exploited. This [[bootstrapping]] quality of growth made Ford famous and set an example for other industries. The idea was not invented by Ford. Its use in America may have started with the production of cars by [[Ransom E. Olds]] in 1901.<ref>[http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/assbline.htm ''Assembly line''. The Great Idea Finder]</ref> ==History== The earliest example of an assembly system is the [[Terracotta Army]] of the 3rd c