Episode of Series “Four corners (Television program)”.
The film through interviews, discusses the problems of automation and the alternatives. The contrast is shown between a Ford factory where the assembly line was devised sixty years ago, the fastest car factory in the world - the General Motors plant in Ohio, the Volvo plant in Sweden, and an Avon factory in Sydney. No other credits available.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
320279
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Automobile industry and trade
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Factories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrial efficiency
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Job satisfaction
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Automobile industry and trade
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Industrial relations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)