Definition of
Assembly line:
An arrangement of workers, machines and equipment in which the product is being assembled passing consecutively from operation to operation until completed.
Such a manufacturing tool was first made popular by Henry Ford in his manufacturing of automobiles.
The
principle of an assembly line is that each worker is assigned one very
specific task, which he or she simply repeats, and then the process
moves to the next worker who does his or her task until the task is
completed and the product is made. It is a way to mass produce goods
quickly and efficiently.
All workers do not have to be human. Robotic workers can make up an assembly line as well.