THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION The fourth industrial revolution | Page 8

THE FORDIST MODEL

The fordist production model was created in 1850, in the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, by Henry Ford. The intention was prioritize the fabrication's time and scale. Since the beginning, always boosted the capitalism, influencing the fast exchange of products.

One of the new technologies boosted by the capitalism are the mobile phones. Every year new emissions of phones models and advertising arise, influencing the swap of older phones to more updated phones, that constantly don't have new functions, but the capitalist industry makes every new product look revolutionary.