BIT 3414 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Digital Revolution, Interchangeable Parts, North American Free Trade Agreement
7 Feb 2018
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Industrial revolution: craft production, scientific management, human relations, operations research, decline of u. s. manufacturing / quality revolution, globalization and internet revolution, sustainability, digital revolution. Craft production -- prior to the industrial revolution most consumer goods produced by craftsmen in shop settings: 1 person from start to finish, each unit is unique, inherent quality control. Industrial revolution -- began in mid to late 1700s with machine inventions, consumer goods are widely produced in factory settings. Division of labor (scottish economist) published wealth of nations 1776 divide job into many tasks assign to separate workers specialized labor and equipment. Requires machine tools high volume production of standardized parts possible: 1. Scientific management -- early 1900s application of science to improve work methods. Frederick taylor published principles of scientific management: determine best work method and standardize, manager as thinker and worker as doer financial incentives to deal with soldiering, soldiering - deliberately slow pace of work.
