Ford: How Affordable Cars Transformed the World
In short: How Ford grew from a 1903 Detroit start-up into a manufacturer with plants abroad, borrowing the moving line from other industries, cutting the Model T's price from $850 to $260, and reshaping factory work and pay along the way.
A 2:13 short film in the series “The Story Behind”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: The Henry Ford (museum and archive, Dearborn, Michigan), “Ford Motor Company Chronology - The Henry Ford”; Encyclopædia Britannica (Britannica Money), “Ford Motor Company | History, Timeline, Cars, Trucks, Innovations, & Facts | Britannica Money”; Library of Congress (Research Guides: This Month in Business History), “Research Guides: This Month in Business History: Ford Implements the Moving Assembly Line”; The Henry Ford, “detail”; HISTORY (A&E Television Networks), “Moving assembly line debuts at Ford factory | October 7, 1913 | HISTORY”; Academia.edu (hosting Daniel Raff's 1986 working paper 'Did Henry Ford Pay Efficiency Wages?', doi:10.3386/W2101), “Did Henry Ford Pay Efficiency Wages?”; Springer Nature (Journal of Labor Research; article by Jason E. Taylor, Central Michigan University, 2003), “Did Henry Ford mean to pay efficiency wages? - Journal of Labor Research”.
Sources used in this film
- The Henry Ford (museum and archive, Dearborn, Michigan) — Ford Motor Company Chronology - The Henry Ford · View →
- Encyclopædia Britannica (Britannica Money) — Ford Motor Company | History, Timeline, Cars, Trucks, Innovations, & Facts | Britannica Money · View →
- Library of Congress (Research Guides: This Month in Business History) — Research Guides: This Month in Business History: Ford Implements the Moving Assembly Line · View →
- The Henry Ford — detail · View →
- HISTORY (A&E Television Networks) — Moving assembly line debuts at Ford factory | October 7, 1913 | HISTORY · View →
- Academia.edu (hosting Daniel Raff's 1986 working paper 'Did Henry Ford Pay Efficiency Wages?', doi:10.3386/W2101) — Did Henry Ford Pay Efficiency Wages? · View →
- Springer Nature (Journal of Labor Research; article by Jason E. Taylor, Central Michigan University, 2003) — Did Henry Ford mean to pay efficiency wages? - Journal of Labor Research · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: The Henry Ford (museum and archive, Dearborn, Michigan): Ford Motor Company Chronology - The Henry Ford
- Also: Encyclopædia Britannica (Britannica Money): Ford Motor Company | History, Timeline, Cars, Trucks, Innovations, & Facts | Britannica Money
- Also: Library of Congress (Research Guides: This Month in Business History): Research Guides: This Month in Business History: Ford Implements the Moving Assembly Line
- Also: The Henry Ford: detail
- Also: HISTORY (A&E Television Networks): Moving assembly line debuts at Ford factory | October 7, 1913 | HISTORY
- Also: Academia.edu (hosting Daniel Raff's 1986 working paper 'Did Henry Ford Pay Efficiency Wages?', doi:10.3386/W2101): Did Henry Ford Pay Efficiency Wages?
- Also: Springer Nature (Journal of Labor Research; article by Jason E. Taylor, Central Michigan University, 2003): Did Henry Ford mean to pay efficiency wages? - Journal of Labor Research
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