Chapter 7

What changes did IBP introduce to the meat packing industry?

IBP made many changes to the meat packing industry. One change IBP made was they developed a faster way to package meat. For example, they developed a disassembly line which cut and package meat at a very fast rate. This was a lot quicker than if you had people doing it instead of machines. Another change that IBP introduced was they moved the slaughter houses from urban areas to rural areas. Many changes that IBP introduced to the meat packing industry was to increase the rate at which meat is packaged and to increase their profit.

Why were newer meat packing plants located in rural areas rather than in cities?

The newer packing plants are located in rural areas rather than in cities because the plants wanted to get farther away from nation's labor unions. These unions want to stop these plants because the conditions in the plants were horrible, so the plants try to avoid the unions as much as possible.Also, newer plants were located in rural areas because the smell from dead animals was exteremly horrific so in rural areas, it wasn't a problem to anyone.