History of Management

By JosieTRed
  • Period: to

    Pre-Modern

  • First Push Vacuum (Hoover)

    First Push Vacuum (Hoover)
    Now the family could clean their own homes with quickness and ease rather than sweeping and scrubbing floors.

  • First Electric Toaster

    First Electric Toaster
    Families are able to multitask why toasting their bread. Made mornings less work.

  • First Refrigerator

    First Refrigerator
    Preserved food and created less number of visits to the grocery store.

  • First Dishwasher

    First Dishwasher
    This allowed families to wash dirty dishes while they could do other things at the same time. Less chores for the family and more free time.

  • First Garbage Disposal

    First Garbage Disposal
    Families could clean their sinks out easier and get rid of small food items easily instead of having to take them out to the trash.

  • First Washing Machine

    First Washing Machine
    Washing clothes took a lot of time and labor now it made that chore a lot simpler.

  • First Electric Clothes Dryer

    First Electric Clothes Dryer
    Now clothes could be dried inside and was faster. Families could have clean clothes faster.

  • First Color TV

    First Color TV
    Families could save time by being entertained in their own homes

  • Circular Routing

    Circular Routing
    In an efficiently planned kitchen, the perimeter of the triangle formed by stove, sink, and refrigerator. This would help with more organization in the kitchen, and in turn allow for more productive work.

  • First Microwave Oven

    First Microwave Oven
    Families could heat and cook food quickly. For short periods of time they could get a full meal without using a lot of time.

  • First Credit Card

    First Credit Card
    credit cards are very important because it allows families to buy new items before they have the actual money to do so, and eventually pay back their debt.
  • Period: to

    Modern

  • First Super Glue

    First Super Glue
    Super Glue is a huge household item as a quick drying fix for broken objects. If anyone where to break a toy or something it could easily be fixed soon.

  • First TV Dinner

    First TV Dinner
    Families could create a quick meal and be on their way during busy times. This saved lots of time during meals.

  • First Radio (AM-FM Stations)

    First Radio (AM-FM Stations)
    Families could listen to the radio anywhere in the house and get news without having a tv.

  • First Self Cleaning Oven

    First Self Cleaning Oven
    Before cleaning the oven took lots of time and hard work. Now by pushing buttons your oven self cleans and all you do is wipe it out. Saved lots of time and energy so families could do other things.

  • First Velcro Shoe

    First Velcro Shoe
    This helped families with smaller kids get their kids dressed faster.Now getting out the door took less time and kids could easily get their shoes on.

  • First Smoke Detector

    First Smoke Detector
    This could help families organize and get out of the house quickly if their was a fire.

  • First Cell Phone

    First Cell Phone
    Now families could communicate through phone wherever they were. This helped them plan and organize things without being right next to each other.

  • First Sewing Machine

    First Sewing Machine
    People who made their own clothes were able to create more clothes faster and save time and tools.

  • World Wide Web

    World Wide Web
    This connected people all over the world and helped people find information they needed quickly.

  • First Bluetooth Headpiece

    First Bluetooth Headpiece
    Now when completing tasks you can listen to a game or talk to someone at the same time. Made multitasking in home and at work smooth.

  • First DVR

    First DVR
    This invention made watching all your shows so easy and effortless. DVR made it easy to watch things on your schedule. No longer did you have to work around the TV, but the TV worked around you.

  • First USB Flash Drive

    First USB Flash Drive
    A small, portable flash memory card that plugs into a computers USB port and functions as a portable hard drive. Kids and adults could transport media from home to school to work by plugging it into computers.
  • Period: to

    Post Modern

  • First Robotic Vacuum

    First Robotic Vacuum
    Now while you're cleaning, your floors can clean themselves on their own.

  • First Fitbit

    First Fitbit
    Now keeping track of health was easier. Instead of visiting doctors to get all information you can easily track it yourself.

  • Beginning of Apple IPhone

    Beginning of Apple IPhone
    This phone not only makes getting a hold of each other easier, but also allows the parents to manage what their kids are viewing as well as what they are doing. Keeping kids safe is certainly a good way to manage the family.

  • First Wifi Hotspot

    First Wifi Hotspot
    Now families could create wifi wherever they are and can accomplish things while being anywhere. This was helpful for communicating and searching for information.

  • First Pledge Multi Surface Cleaner

    First Pledge Multi Surface Cleaner
    Now instead of having different chemicals for each type of surface in your house it's all in one. This cleaner cleans glass, granite, electronics, laminate, marble, plastic, porcelain, stainless steel, and wood. This speeds up dusting because you no longer need 20 different bottles.

  • First Alexa

    First Alexa
    This was good for household management because it allowed someone to do something without even using their hands. By using voice activiation they can easily accomplish tasks and get information.

  • First Smart Refrigerator

    First Smart Refrigerator
    Now you can see what is in your fridge with an app on your cellphone. Now you will no longer buy things that are necessary, track your families diet, and no longer waste money.