Question

When and where factory system first started? Name few inventions that led to the beginning of factory system.

Answer 1

Its a method of manufacturing using machinery and division of labour,due to the high capital cost of machinery and factory building.
It was adopted in England at the beginning of industrial revolution in the late 18th century and later spread around the world.
The use of machinery,originally powered by water or steam and later by electricity contributed to the beginning of the factory.

Answer 2

The factory system was first adopted in the late 18th century at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. It first started in England. It's main characteristic was the use of machinery, which was originally powered by water or steam and later by electricity.

Some of the inventions that led to the beginning of factory system were:

John Kay's "flying shuttle", James Hargreaves' "spinning jenny", Richard Arkwright's "water frame", and Samuel Crompton's "Crompton's mule"