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The Moving Assembly Line Turns 100 (2013)

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22 points highfrequency | 1 comments | 15 Jul 25 13:23 UTC | HN request time: 0.213s | source
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devenson ◴[15 Jul 25 17:15 UTC] No.44573518[source]▶
It would seem the assembly line also prevents workers from slacking, as they are in constant competition to stay ahead of workers at other stations.

No need for managers to crack the whip. They do it to themselves.

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1. lnsru ◴[15 Jul 25 20:24 UTC] No.44575448[source]▶
My colleague worked at car assembly line as a student. It’s brutal. For hours you count seconds and do the repetitive task hundreds of times. He didn’t last long. There’s no competition though, the line stops always for pre-defined time.