First factories with steam machines
Two world wars
1+980-1995
Lean manufacturing systems such as Just in Time
Large industries companies and banks
Total Quality Management thanks communication between factory lines
Transportation of materials optimized
Goods cheaper and more accessible for general population
1910-1980
Mass production, assembly lines and programmed production
Increases the production of goods due to the high demand
Drastical reduction of production costs
Science and Mathematik applied to productive techniques
Manufacturing cost reduction
Mass population movements from rural to urban areas
Cold War between capitalism and communist blocks
1750-1880
Production controlled by computers
1880-1920
Scientific thinkers Gantt and Taylor
Known as First Industrial Revolution
Trade union movements and resistance of the working class
Psycologist and engineer Lillian M Gilbreth
Capitalism matures