100 Years on the Assembly Line

Ford's first moving assembly line at its Model T plant in Highland Park, Mich., in 1913. It cut the time it took to build a car to three hours from 12.

By Bill Vlasic, The New York Times, October 29, 2013

Detroit — The moving assembly line was the simplest of inventions, born of necessity to meet the exploding demand for automobiles in America in the early 20th century.

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