Modern Manufacturing Methodologies have undergone three different evolutionary stages over the past 200 years.
Metal cutting, forming and assembly machines were co-located near streams or rivers forming what we now call the Job Shop or the American Ar.
The first factory evolution came about when James Watt invented the steam engine.
Before there were modern manufacturing plants, the world only knew skilled craftsmen who labored as individuals in very small groups to produce goods and services.
Modern Manufacturing Methodologies have undergone three different evolutionary stages over the past 200 years