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At. lobilc plant exactly reverses the ana- 



4! process and is an excellent example of an 

 assembling industry. Instead of one raw ma- 

 il or a few materials, there is a bewildering 

 number of different materials coming into the 

 plant steel in the shape of bars, sheets, and 

 forgings; castings of gray iron, malleable iron, 

 brass, and aluminum; wood, rubber, electrical ap- 

 paratus, clocks, lamps, instruments, carpeting, 

 paints, glass; cloth, leather, and hair for uphol- 

 stery; and a multitude of other things, all of which 

 go to make up a finished automobile. Further- 

 more, there are indirect activities which do not 

 appear in the final product. This can be seen 

 \\hcn it is understood that vast amounts of money 

 are continually going into patterns. molds, dies, 

 and tools. 



In the continuous industries, the product is 

 usually comparatively simple in its nature. In 

 an assembling industry, it may be very complex 



The average typewriter has over 3,000 parts. 



1'he automobile, sewing-machine, locomotive, and 

 machine tools are also examples of complex struc- 

 tures, every part of which must be produced ac- 

 curately and with reference to other parts with 

 which it is to function. 



All Parts H' litre Th< H anted, 



When They Are ll'anted. There is the problem 

 of assembling these parts to make the completed 

 unit. This means they must be brought together 

 at the proper time, ready for the final assembling 

 The completion of the finished product mav be 



