[citation needed] The complex included offices, factories, a power plant and a foundry[3] as part of Ford's strategy of integrating the supply chain.

[4] About 102 acres in size the Highland Park Plant was the largest manufacturing facility in the world at the time of its opening.

Using division of labor, rigorous cost-cutting and process optimization, the factory went through an experience curve to reduce price and increase volume.

[4] On October 7, 1913, the Highland Park Ford Plant became the first automobile production facility in the world to implement the moving assembly line.

[citation needed] During the 2010s large portions of steel-framed warehouse buildings were scrapped in favor of a stock yard for tenants.

The center would include a theater with continuous videos, informational kiosks, interpretive displays on automotive history and a gift/coffee/snack shop.

The remaining buildings W, X, Y, and Z at Highland Industrial Center occupy about 1.3 million square feet, and 10 parcels of land go to this site, which was formerly owned by the Woodland-Manchester Corp, and is now currently leased by a security company.