Notes on post-Fordism and postmodernism Post-Fordism and Postmoderism: Capitalism requires a large number of low-skilled workers willing to put up with alienating‚ repetitive work on mass production assembly lines. This system is often called Fordism because the Ford motor company was the first to introduce this. Bowles and Gintis’ correspondence principle states that school mirrors the work place‚ and see the mass education system as preparing pupils to accept this kind of work. Postmodernists argue
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Upton Sinclair vs. Henry Ford Almost everyone has heard of Ford Motor Company. Ford sells millions of cars‚ trucks and SUVs and has advertisements almost everywhere. It is nearly impossible to have not. While Ford is a prominent player in American industry‚ little attention is paid to the industry that ensures that the hamburger we just ate is sanitary. Henry Ford started the Ford Motor Company which produced the first wide selling automobile that changed the way America moved. Upton Sinclair
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In the article “Hanging Tongues: A Sociological Encounter with the Assembly line” Thompson (1983) there are many connections between the Physical structure of the beef processing plant and the social structure of those working within it. The layout‚ design and decor of the beef plant both directly and metaphorically impact on the social structure within the plant‚ pertaining to (among other examples) a sense of isolation‚ hierarchies‚ formalisation and standardisation. The physical layout
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mass production in the American economy. This achievement led Ford to becoming a rich and famous man. Ever since Ford was a child‚ he had a dream to become an engineer and to manufacture cars. He began to pursue his dream when he introduced the Assembly line‚ by breaking down production into simple tasks. He lowered the skill level needed to work in a factory‚ which allowed enormous amounts of products to be produced at lower prices. During the 1920’s‚ Henry Ford’s management skills and leadership
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Detroit to go to school to be a machinist. When he became a machinist he loved to build things so he decided to build and make his own model of cars but the one thing that was different about his than everyone else’s cars that he made his cars in an assembly line. He was also the inventor of not just the Ford motor production
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workers were often treated as simple costs‚ where the machine was given much care and attention. The scene where The Tramp is inside the machine also further emphasises the lack of concern for the workers‚ as during the scene it’s shown that the assembly line operates at a great speed‚ forcing the workers to conform to this speed. Performing a deskilled‚ repetitive action for hours on end has driven him crazy‚ and even when he’s inside the machine all he can think about is turning cogs. It’s clear how
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“Money makes the world go round.” This adage is as true present day as it ever was. The ever-changing global economy is interdependent on technology‚ as it has evolved from inventions such as paper money and the modern assembly line and‚ when economies fail‚ the impact is worldwide. The stock market was an essential part of the American economy‚ and when it failed the effects lasted for many decades. John Law was born in Edinburg‚ Scotland on April 21‚ 1671‚ into a wealthy family. His father was
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Level Company is losing money in spite of the high volume of sales. OBJECTIVES 1. To attain optimum production efficiency and reduce production costs 2. To determine the viability of the proposed assembly line based on use conveyors AREAS OF CONSIDERATION 1. Product Line – full line of levels; 85 models; 12 models account for over 50% of sales and which are manufactured for stock; all other units are made against orders on hand; largest sellers are aluminum level (in 4 lengths) and
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Case Studies The Model T Ford Henry Ford did not invent the motor car – in fact he was a comparative latecomer to the scene. Although he had started producing cars back in 1903 he had little success until the Model T. The first production Model T was built on September 27th‚ 1908 in Detroit and production continued until 1927. The key contribution which he made was to change the approach to manufacture and marketing of cars. Prior to his activities cars had been a specialised luxury product available
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