How had a series of inventions in the eighteenth century increased the efficiency of each step of the production process in cotton textile industry? Explain.
OUTSIDE DELHI - SET 1 2008
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- The series of inventions that increased the efficiency were Carding, Twisting, Spinning and Rolling.
- These inventions enhanced the output per worker, enabling each worker to produce more and made possible the production of stronger threads and yarn.
- Then Richard Arkwright invented the cotton mill. Till this time cloth production was spread all over the countryside and carried out with the households.
- Within the mill all the processes were brought together under one roof and management. This allowed a more careful supervision over the production process, watch over quality and the regulation of labour.
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