Mass Production Techniques
Definition
Mass production techniques refer to methods used in producing large quantities of standardized products efficiently. These techniques often involve assembly lines where each worker performs a specific task repeatedly.
Related terms
Assembly Line: A series of workers and machines in a factory where identical items are progressively assembled.
Standardized Products: Items that are identical to each other in all essential respects such as size, shape, performance etc., allowing them to be produced en masse with minimal variation between units.
Economies of Scale: Reductions in cost per unit resulting from increased total output of a product.
"Mass Production Techniques" appears in:
Subjects (1)
AP World History: Modern
Additional resources (1)
AP US History - 6.1 Context of Industrialization and the Gilded Age
Practice Questions (1)
How did mass production techniques during the Roaring Twenties impact US society?
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