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Mass Production, the basic modern method of manufacturing, involving such elements as interchangeability of parts and the use of assembly lines. One of the best definitions of mass production is attributed to Henry Ford: " Mass production is not merely quantity production, for this may be had with none of the requisites of mass production . Nor is it merely machine production , which also may exist without any resemblance to mass production . Mass production is the focusing upon a manufacturing project of the principles of power, accuracy, economy, system, continuity, and speed." These principles were fully realized in 1914, when, under Ford's direction, the Ford Motor Company began mass-manufacturing the Model T automobile. Mass production at Ford resulted from the adoption and refinement of many different machine technologies, the development of the assembly line, the control of the work force through high wages, and the existence of an insatiable demand for the Model T. Because of the enormous gains in productivity and Henry Ford's policy of freely allowing reporters and photographers to visit his factories, mass production spread rapidly throughout the Western world and became known as "Fordism."

Hounshell, D. A. (2010). Mass Production. //Encyclopedia Americana//. Retrieved April 29, 2010, from Grolier Online http://ea.grolier.com/article?id=0262720-00