Associated with links a technology method to the company or project that made it famous. Wikipedia notes "the moving assembly line was developed for the Ford Model T and began operation on October 7, 1913, at the Highland Park Ford Plant," tying the method permanently to that one factory. This dimension connects a method to the project most identified with it.
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1. Wikipedia: Engineering
WikipediaIntroduction, traditional disciplinesQuote, Introduction, traditional disciplines
The traditional disciplines of engineering are civil, mechanical, electrical, and chemical.
2. Wikipedia: Industrial engineering
WikipediaHistory, 1901 term originQuote, History, 1901 term origin
The term 'industrial engineer' is credited to James Gunn who proposed the need for such an engineer focused on production and cost analysis in 1901.
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