Question
When did automation become a division or a department in a business?  When did the term automation start to be used regularly?

Answer
A competitive market will push companies to be competitive.  With the conclusion of World War 2, America transitioned to a peace time economy.  Detroit stopped producing large numbers of tanks and started producing large numbers of cars.  1947 was the year Ford created its automation department (www.assemblymag.com). 

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