Henry Ford and His Ideas
Henry Ford, born on July 30, 1863 in Detroit, Michigan. Henry was born and raised on the family farm. He was given a watch by his father, William Ford, which was what sparked his imagination. Henry used this watch to time himself when taking apart and reassembling things that interested him. He was very fond of fixing things and quickly became known as a repair man. Henry was an American Industrialist that revolutionized America. Henry Ford was expected to take over the family farm when he grew up, but he didn't like farm labor.
Henry's first mechanical job was working on the Westinghouse steam engines. He became familiar with mechanics here and eventually landed a job at Edison Illuminating Company for a career. After a few years at Edison Illuminating Company, Henry and a some associates branched off and founded the Detroit Automobile Company. Here he and a few other associates built a 26 horsepower automobile and raced it. From there with a little support, Ford Motor Company was formed on November 30, 1901. Henry Ford was the chief engineer of his newly formed company. At this point, Ford was just beginning his biggest ideas.
Henry Ford didn't care for low quality products and low production, he had to come up with a way to make a positive outcome on all ends of the business. Ford developed a new type of production called the assembly line. In the assembly line, the work was brought to the workers. Each employee had a specific task they were responsible for completing on the vehicles. This created a much higher rate of production, shaving hours off creation time. This idea revolutionized mass production and is still used today. The only problem with this method of production was keeping employees motivated and on task with this repeating, mind-numbing work.
Henry Ford knew this work was boring and hard on his people so he came up with ways to keep them motivated. He paid them more than other factory was willing to even come close to in competition. Ford also gave them time off to enjoy themselves unlike other factory jobs at the time. Henry Ford believed that in order to produce good products, happy employees needed to be a high priority.
Henry's first mechanical job was working on the Westinghouse steam engines. He became familiar with mechanics here and eventually landed a job at Edison Illuminating Company for a career. After a few years at Edison Illuminating Company, Henry and a some associates branched off and founded the Detroit Automobile Company. Here he and a few other associates built a 26 horsepower automobile and raced it. From there with a little support, Ford Motor Company was formed on November 30, 1901. Henry Ford was the chief engineer of his newly formed company. At this point, Ford was just beginning his biggest ideas.
Henry Ford didn't care for low quality products and low production, he had to come up with a way to make a positive outcome on all ends of the business. Ford developed a new type of production called the assembly line. In the assembly line, the work was brought to the workers. Each employee had a specific task they were responsible for completing on the vehicles. This created a much higher rate of production, shaving hours off creation time. This idea revolutionized mass production and is still used today. The only problem with this method of production was keeping employees motivated and on task with this repeating, mind-numbing work.
Henry Ford knew this work was boring and hard on his people so he came up with ways to keep them motivated. He paid them more than other factory was willing to even come close to in competition. Ford also gave them time off to enjoy themselves unlike other factory jobs at the time. Henry Ford believed that in order to produce good products, happy employees needed to be a high priority.