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In 1908 Jenry Ford produced the first affordableautomobile using his assembly line method. At the time, theassembly line was a new and emerging technology and is now theessential element of most manufacturing processes. You probably caneasily identify the benefits achieved by the assembly line.However, there were some ethical consequences to its developmentand implementation. Discuss what you believe to be ethicalconsequences of the assembly line. Do those consequences stillapply in today's manufacturing environment with the use of robots?what should manufacturers do to alleviate these consequences?

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Some of the ethical consequences of assembly line were as follows These drawbacks were mainly the consequences to the factory workers 1 The pay was very high but the hours were long    See Answer
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