Henry Ford: Captain of Industry

While Henry Ford had partaken in some wrong actions, overall he was a captain of industry because he perfected the assembly line, made automobiles available to the masses, and revolutionized wages.

Closing

Henry Ford: Captain of Industry

Reason 2

The Good Side

- Hired black & disabled workers

- Valued women's opinions

- Paid higher wages

- Small, farm background = relatable situations

-Affordable prices on cars

- Helped secure the middle class & helped it thrive.

- Was a philanthropist.

Thesis

Henry Ford was an ambitious and eager young engineer who would soon change the way business was conducted in America. He was a captain of industry who revolutionized the world and was another prominent figure that would help build America as a modern superpower. He was not uncorrupted however, his achievements and feats made him well-known and famous. He perfected the assembly line which improved worker's level of efficiency, created the Model T and made it affordable to any person, and he hired disadvantaged people in safer working conditions and raised to their wages to be more fair and equal compared to other industries.

The "Other Side" of Ford

~ Immigrant workers forgot background/ roots = "Americanized"

~ "Five-Dollar Days" famous for being double the amount of pay; however, he used this technique to curb absenteeism

~No smiling, whistling or talking allowed!

~Only paid the highest amount ($2.66) to families with clean homes & to respectable families.

~ Against unions

~Hired Black workers only for the most difficult jobs.

~ANTI-SEMITIC!!!

~Had a secret son

The Model-T was invented with the intention of it being affordable and useful for majority of Americans. The prices ranged from $260-$850. Before the Model-T, only wealthy people could afford cars. The Model-T made transportation for the average man affordable.

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Overview

Wages

Hired African American workers

Ford payed his workers $5.00 for a work day

Gave them equal pay

Also hired disabled workers

Also had an 8 hour work day

(They make up 20% of his workforce by 1919)

Reason 3

Works Cited

“Henry Ford: The Good, the Bad, and the Just Plain Weird.” Autofocus.ca, www.autofocus.ca/media-browser/henry-ford-the-good-the-bad-and-the-just-plain-weird.

"A Big Step Towards Fewer Steps." https://hfordassemblyl.weebly.com/the-assembly-line-and-its-importance.html

David, Stephn, and Patrick Realms. “Men Who Build America.” Season 1, episode 8, History Channel, 11 Nov. 2012.

https://www.autofocus.ca/media-browser/henry-ford-the-good-the-bad-and-the-just-plain-weird

Assembly Line

• An assembly line is a manufacturing process in which parts are added as the product moves from one place to another until the final assembly is produced.

Importance

• The assembly line is important because it allows for faster manufacturing time than by hand.
• It allowed vehicles to be produced less expensively.
• Made companies charge less for their product and allowed consumers to obtain a vehicle.

Henry Ford

July 30, 1863

April 7, 1947

Reason 1

• Monotonous work
• Strain on mental and critical thinking
• Bottlenecks and delays

Cons

• Mass production
• Made product affordable
• Was able to produce a large quantity in such short time

Pros