29. Optimization In 1914 Ford could turn out a complete chassis every 93 minutes. This was a stunning improvement over the earlier production time of 728 minutes. (12 hours)
38. Inventions 1923, with an investment of $7 for an electric fan, buckets of brine, and cakes of ice, Clarence Birdseye invented and later perfected a system of packing fresh food into waxed cardboard boxes and flash-freezing under high pressure.
39. Inventions In 1893 Alexander Graham Bell designed devices that could transmit speech electrically (the telephone).
43. Batch Production Example For example when a bakery bakes loaves of whole wheat bread, a large ball of whole wheat dough will be split into several loaves which will be spread out together on a large baking tray. The loaves on the tray will then together be cooked, wrapped and dispatched to shelves, before the bakery starts on a separate batch of, for example, crusty white bread. Note that each loaf is identical within a batch but that loaves can vary from batch to batch.
45. Batch Production Example Batch production is a very common method of organizing manufacture. Good examples include: * Production of electronic instruments
46. Batch Production Example Batch production is a very common method of organizing manufacture. Good examples include: * Fish and chip shops
47. Batch Production Example Batch production is a very common method of organizing manufacture. Good examples include: * Paint and wallpaper manufacturers