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' [Millin (1808-10), 1, pp. xvii-xviii.]
Wedgwood was no ordinary entrepreneur. During his lifetime, he made use of anything and everything that could help him advance swiftly and produce faster. This included the use of the steam engine. He also used power machinery and applied more exact controls over the entire fire process. He was quick to apply the division of labor principle, which helped him produce quickly and with more precision. Wedgwood introduced a much greater division of labor than had been common in the potteries before, and he also was the first to introduce power machinery and more exact controls over the firing process. Not only that, as Wedgwood realized the need for moving faster, he also realized it was immensely important to transport his products and raw materials quickly from one place to another. This led to his active involvement in the campaign to build canals for the transportation...
He was a man of great business sense and must be seen as a visionary who completely revolutionized the way business on the whole was done. His work was not just about pottery. His entire life was defined by great business acumen, keen interest in learning and in adoption of new and better concepts.
References
Farrar Lady (1973) (ed.), Letters of Josiah Wedgwood (2nd impression, 3 vols.; Manchester).
Finer a., and Savage G. (1965) (eds.), the Selected Letters of Josiah Wedgwood (New York)
Meteyard E. (1865-6), the Life of Josiah Wedgwood from his Private Correspondence and Private Papers (2 vols., London).
Millin a.L. (1808-10), Peintures de vases antiques vulgairement appeles etrusques (2 vols., Paris).
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