... and the implications this has upon the establishment of a post-fordist era. Therefore, in order to understand post-fordist work and employment, it is first necessary to look at fordist methods of production and societal level implications drawn from these methods. Thus, the term Fordism derives from the revolutionary production systems implemented by Henry Ford in the early half of the twentieth Century that became in effect a cultural and societal institution. These systems comprised of the mass production of highly standardised goods from partially mechanised assembly lines manned by low to semi skilled workers. In return for the repetitive work incurred on the assembly line, Ford introduced a $5 day wage to certain groups, which ensured that the workers had the capacity and disposable income to purchase the variety of mass, standardised goods that were now being produced. Thus resulting in a process whereby Ford's production methods were producing ...

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