The Ford Assembly Line
Inspired by the moving lines used at meat-packing plants, Ford’s factory tested an assembly line in the flywheel magneto department. Rather than having one person build a coil at a time, the supervisor broke down the individual tasks into a sequence driven by a conveyor. The new system reduced the time it took to make a magneto from twenty minutes to thirteen minutes, ten seconds.
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Jimmy Carter - S23 E6
Premiered On: 02/21/2011
Traces the ascent of an ambitious country boy from a peanut farm in Plains, Georgia, to the Oval Office. Also, examines the failings of Jimmy Carter's political leadership in the context of the turbulent 1970s and explores the role his religion played in his career.
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