Talk:Mass production

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[edit] Please discuss Mass Consumption in the context of Mass Production...

Would someone please discuss the fact that mass production inevitably leads to mass consumption and/or forced/propagandized consumption through advertising. IMO, Mass Production is more than a manufacturing process. In short, it is my instinctive belief (hence my request for more substantive and supported analsysis) that MP is imbued with social, political and ethical contexts as well. In fact, I see mass production as part of the ethos that one might loosely describe as the "American Dream." And I believe instinctively that MP -- producing maximal output at minimal cost -- contributes falsely to a sense of deterministic largesse or entitlement if you will. This in turn ultimately leads to gluttony and in the end to scarcity and unsustainability. no

A jaundiced view, the supports for which are vanishing.
Were the above completely true, there would be, for example, but one model of automobile, "in any color at all as long as it is black". As it is, one can order what he wants and not even a hiccup occurs on the production line -- USUALLY.
Mass production and its currently developing much more powerful successors, such as automated production, are but tools -- yes, to a great extent, tools in the hands of fools. What do you expect when such a powerful idea is put in the same room with politicians -- politicians of ANY stripe at all -- without a guard ? Allenwoll 00:47, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 72.155.50.191 (talk) 06:36, 17 February 2007 (UTC).

Please sign your post! Use four tildes. In answer to your query: this is an encyclopedia, not a place for putting forward your beliefs. What you are talking about would come under cultural studies. This article is only about industrial-level mass production. At most, it could contain a link to an article which would discuss the political/cultural implications. Ryancolm 14:13, 14 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] question

What is the department in a manufacturing company that prevents the production and distribution of defected products???

where is the origional web page??????????????????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!

GRRRR... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.72.227.160 (talk) 21:53, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

I think that you are looking for quality assurance and quality control. — ¾-10 19:51, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] series production

Redirects here and the lead states mass production is also known as series production. This is not exactly true, series production means something produced in batches, but still countable. Difference: cars would be produced in series, sugar of cement would be mass produced (you don't count individual crystals).--Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| talk 21:39, 20 February 2008 (UTC)