mass production vs production by masses
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Mass production, also known as flow production or continuous production, is the production of large amounts of standardized products, including and especially on assembly lines. Together with job production and batch production, it is one of the three main production methods.
The term mass production was popularized by a 1926 article in the Encyclopædia Britannica supplement that was written based on correspondence with Ford Motor Company. The New York Times used the term in the title of an article that appeared before publication of the Britannica article.
The concepts of mass production are applied to various kinds of products, from fluids and particulates handled in bulk (such as food, fuel, chemicals, and mined minerals) to discrete solid parts (such as fasteners) to assemblies of such parts (such as household appliances and automobiles).
Mass production is a diverse field, but it can generally be contrasted with craft production or distributed manufacturing. Some mass production techniques, such as standardized sizes and production lines, predate the Industrial Revolution by many centuries; however, it was not until the introduction of machine tools
and techniques to produce interchangeable parts were developed in the
mid 19th century that modern mass production was possible.
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Collins English Dictionary defines 'mass production' as 'Mass production is the production of something in large quantities, especially by machine.'
Cambridge English Dictionary defines 'masses' as 'the ordinary people who form the largest group in a society.'
Production by masses, on the other hand, refers to production of goods by a very large number of people.
Both, mass production and production by masses result in production of large quantities of goods. However, production by masses helps in promoting the indigenous handicrafts and small scale cottage industries of a particular region. It also leads to employment of a large number of people.