{"id":12424,"date":"2014-02-04T16:36:20","date_gmt":"2014-02-04T16:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/?p=12424"},"modified":"2015-06-24T12:33:29","modified_gmt":"2015-06-24T12:33:29","slug":"the-84-steps-to-franchising-as-we-know-it-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/the-84-steps-to-franchising-as-we-know-it-today","title":{"rendered":"The 84 Steps To Franchising As We Know it Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/black-steps-66673_640.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-12425\" alt=\"franchising's steps\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/black-steps-66673_640.jpg\" width=\"393\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/black-steps-66673_640.jpg 393w, https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/black-steps-66673_640-230x300.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 393px) 100vw, 393px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It took 5 years to do, but he got it down to 84 steps.<\/p>\n<p>He had the help of the creator of \u201c<i>scientific management<\/i>\u201d by his side doing dozens and dozens of time and motion studies.<\/p>\n<p>Until finally\u2026<\/p>\n<p>In 1913, it all came together.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>The 84 Steps To Franchising As We Know it Today<\/h2>\n<p>It came together in the first moving assembly line ever used for large-scale manufacturing.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GnZgWM7NmwA?rel=0\" height=\"325\" width=\"630\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n84 distinct steps were involved in the manufacture of Ford Model T\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>These steps were what enabled <strong>Henry Ford<\/strong> to produce his automobiles at a record rate.<\/p>\n<p>Not only was ford able to build his Model T\u2019s faster, he was able to build them cheaper.<\/p>\n<p>Cheaper prices meant that more people could buy his <a title=\"top cleveland toyota dealers\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mysunnysidetoyota.com\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\">cars<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>More people would start travelling longer distances.<\/p>\n<p>But, eventually, they would have to make stops\u2026.for gas. For food.<\/p>\n<p>For an overnight stay here and there.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"franchise businesses dominate america \" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/dominating-a-market-with-franchising\">Do you see where I\u2019m going<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>How 84 Steps Changed Everything<\/h2>\n<p>Henry Ford\u2019s ability to pump out large quantities of cars helped create franchising as we know it today. Did Ford know how much of an impact his 84-step manufacturing process was going to have in the everyday lives of Americans? Did he envision all of the products, services, and new business types that would evolve because of the popularity of the automobile?<\/p>\n<p>Was he like Steve Jobs? Did Ford have amazing vision. Could he see the future? Was he inventing it?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Franchising Gets Going<\/h2>\n<p>Journeys that used to take days now took hours thanks to the invention of and the availability of the Model T.<\/p>\n<p>The byproducts of all of the automobiles that were cruising around. \u00a0That&#8217;s what I want to focus on.<\/p>\n<p>The businesses that were created.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gas-158124_640.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-12426\" alt=\"gas station businesses were needed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/gas-158124_640-194x300.png\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>They include:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00a0Gas stations<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00a0Auto-repair shops<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00a0General stores<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00a0Restaurants<\/p>\n<p>The automobiles and the people inside of them needed all sorts of products and services as they travelled America\u2019s roads.<\/p>\n<p>They needed gas. They needed to take rest room breaks. They needed food and assorted sundries. The bravest travelers\u2026the long-distance ones, needed places to rest\u2026places to stay.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"ray kroc's thinking\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefranchiseking.com\/what-was-ray-kroc-thinking\">Smart entrepreneurs quickly opened up businesses<\/a> that provided these things to America\u2019s travelers.<\/p>\n<p>Some of these businesses became franchise businesses.<\/p>\n<p>And, in one form or another, they\u2019re still around today\u2026.90+ years later.<\/p>\n<p>The franchise names below are all here today because of an <strong>84 step<\/strong> manufacturing process.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00a0BP Gas Stations<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aamcofranchises.com\/\">AAMCO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maacofranchise.com\/\">MAACO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00a07-Eleven<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00a0McDonald\u2019s<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hojo.com\/\">Howard Johnson\u2019s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I find it amazing how the invention of a single product &#8212; and ultimately, its mass production and distribution changed everything.<\/p>\n<p>Do you?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It took 5 years to do, but he got it down to 84 steps. 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