MASS

PRODUCTION
REPORT BY: BATHAN, KRIZZA
DELOS REYES, KRIZZA
LARA
 What Is Mass Production?
 Mass production is the manufacturing of large
quantities of standardized products, often
using assembly lines or automation
technology. Mass production facilitates the
efficient production of a large number of
similar products.
 Mass production is also referred to as flow
production, repetitive flow production, series
production, or serial production.
Advantages of Mass Production

 Mass production has many advantages. If

production is stringently monitored, mass
production can result in a high level of
precision because production line
machines have preset parameters. Mass
production also results in lower costs
because the automated assembly line
production process requires fewer
workers.
 Disadvantages of Mass
Production
 However, not everything about mass production is
beneficial. Establishing an automated assembly line is
capital-intensive and requires a significant upfront
investment of time and resources. If there is an error in the
production design, an extensive investment of time and
money may be necessary to redesign and rebuild mass
production processes.
 A revision of the mass production processes may be
required for reasons other than errors. For example, if a
pharmaceutical company has a comprehensive assembly
line in place for the production of a popular drug, it would be
time-consuming and expensive for them to respond to a
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory change
requiring a different production process.
Examples of mass production
include the following:
Canned goods
Over-the-counter drugs
Household appliances
Automobile
 Example of Mass Production
 Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company,
developed the assembly line technique of mass
production. In 1913, he pioneered the moving assembly
line for the production of the Ford Model T automobile. The
reduced manufacturing time for parts allowed the company
to apply the same method to chassis assembly and
drastically reduced the time it took to build the Model T
automobile.
 Ford continued to refine the process, even hiring someone
who studied the way people moved most efficiently.
Between 1908 and 1927, Ford built 15 million Model T
cars. As a result of Ford's mass production, cars became
something that the general public could afford, rather than
a luxury item that only a limited number of people had
access to.
 Henry Ford’s innovative production method is
still used today by companies seeking rapid,
standardized product creation.
 Mass production—manufacturing many
identical goods at once—was a product of
the Industrial Revolution. Henry Ford’s
Model-T automobile is a good example of
early mass production. Each car turned out
by Ford’s factory was identical, right down to
its color. If you wanted a car in any color
except black, you were out of luck.
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