Manufacturing

Lowell became America's model industrial city during the first half of the 19th century. Lowell offered the hope that the country would profit socially as well as economically by adopting industrialism as a way of life. The early Lowell system was distinguished by its state-of-the-art technology, the engineers and inventors who worked on its canal system, its mill architecture, enormous production capabilities, rational city planning, and most of all, by its much-heralded workforce of Yankee "mill girls."

With the invention of the power loom, running off the river, a series of mills or factories were built along the Merrimack River by the Boston Manufacturing Company, an organization founded years prior by the man for whom the resulting city was named, Francis Cabot Lowell. Construction began to in 1821, and the mills were at their peak roughly twenty years later. For the first time in the US, these mills combined the textile processes of spinning and weaving under one roof, essentially eliminating the putting-out system in favor of mass production of high-quality cloth. The workforce at these factories was three-quarters women.

A workforce of thousands, composed primarily of women, came from struggling farms willing to put their daughters to work to bring in extra income. The typical Lowell girl was young, between 15 and 30; unmarried; white; of neither aristocracy nor the homeless; and from a farm that would benefit from extra income. Most Lowell girls sent the majority of their income home for the benefit of their menfolk. Many believe that the women working at this mill were deprived of many rights. The long work days for little pay showed wage differentials between men and women.

The Lowell System, as it was called, was impacted by economic instability and by immigration. A minor depression in 1834 led to a sharp reduction in wages, which in turn produced organization by the female workers and two of the earliest examples of a successful strike. A feature of such organization was the magazines and newsletters put out by the girls, the most famous of which was the Lowell Offering. Then later, when the Panic of 1837 necessitated a true drop in wages, many Lowell girls were replaced by the cheaper Irish "biddies," or "Bridgets." By 1850 the majority of workers at Lowell factories were poor immigrants. One result of this large scale laying-off was that now there were many adult, single women in society, who were used to earning their own money. It was only sensible that they seek other positions (teaching, etc) in which to make money; and by doing so they further contributed to the birth of the working woman

In the South, the effect of the cotton-gin on the production of short-staple cotton, so profitable that Southerners felt they didn't need to develop any other industries.

In the North, technical advance and big immigrations from Europe, encouraging the factory way of life, where slavery was not needed.

Children were put in very hazardous conditions with little pay and equipment. They would have few breaks and often worked long hours of the day, and only had thin clothes and maybe a helmet to protect themselves (in coal mines). Even adult had horrible conditions, but children were a cheap source of labor, so they were used more often and given the worst and most dangerous equipment.

I have been researching lately, and I am sure it wasn't Eli Whitney. He applied for a 14 year patent and got it. He proposed that for someone to use it, they had to pay 2/5 of their profit in cotton. The farmers were angry at the tax, so they created their own version claiming it was a "new" invention. Eli tried to sue them but couldn't because of a loop-hole in the 1793 patent act. So, i think the farmers benefited the most. For more information go to http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/cotton-gin-patent/ Hope this answers your question.

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Opportunity Cost
Opportunity cost is a cost associated with a decision that includes both the explicitand implicitcosts. The unique aspect of opportunity cost is that it also includes costs associated with making an alternate decision. The costs associated with an alternative are called implicit costs. The accounting cost of making a decision is called the explicit cost.

While explicit, or accounting, costs are fairly easy to calculate, implicit costs are not as easy. Measuring the cost of the best foregone alternative can be not as easy as anticipated. By reading this Wiki right now, you are paying an implicit cost of your next best alternative. This can and often will be different for everyone. For you, it may be that the next best alternative instead of reading this is watching television. For someone else, it may be surfing the internet.

IMPLICIT COST
A cost that is represented by lost opportunity in the use of a company's own resources, excluding cash. These are intangible costs that are not easily accounted for. For example, the time and effort that an owner puts into the maintenance of thecompany|companyrather than working on expansion.

EXPLICIT COST
A business expense that is easily identified and accounted for. Explicit costs represent clear, obvious outflows from a business that reduce its bottom-line profitability. This contrasts with less-tangible expenses such as goodwill amortization, which are not as clear cut regarding their effects on a business's bottom-line value. Good examples of explicit costs would be items such as wage expense, rent or lease costs, and the cost of materials that go into the production of goods. With these expenses, it is easy to see the source of the cash outflow and the business activities to which the expense is attributed

Manufacturing is a prominent industry in Illinois. It brings billions of dollars in revenue to the state and includes thousands of facilities. The largest producers come from the chemical and mechanical fields.

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An example of external economies of scale is when freight trucks were invented, allowing businesses all over the world to benefit from larger scale delivery services. Since the invention of freight trucks was not something controlled by the individual companies, but they still benefitted from the invention, this is considered an external economy of scale.

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When demand is higher than supply prices are going up, at some level customers don't want to buy and sales are going down.

When supply is higher than demand prices are going down, at some level demand is again higher than supply and prices are going up.

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Division of labour refers to breaking up the production process into a series of repetitive tasks. Each done by a different worker.

The female icon who represented woman who worked in factories during world war 2 in order to fill the vacancies left by the men enrolled in the service was Rosie the Riveter. She did not only represented feminism but also women's economic power.

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It is necessary for the application of EOQ order that the demands remain constant throughout the year. It is also necessary that the inventory be delivered in full when the inventory levels reach zero.

Textiles. Processes of spinning and weaving were combined under one roof.

factory workers make a decent amount of money

my brother in law works at a dog food factory and he earns $100 an hour

that is a low rate for factory workers most make between $130-$500

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Telegraph allowed instant communication at very large distances. Thus, companies were able to exchange business information faster and react faster to changes in demand and supply. Business processes began to run faster and industry started to grow faster.