BETTER B USINESS
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pa re estima ted a nd actu a l perfo rm a nce per-
ta illi ng to pro du cti on, labor, expense, pla nt,
and eq uip men t- Such repo rts a im d irectl y
at th e ma in ta rget of postwar plan ning-
cost reduction_
l 't:NET 5: " Put I"w Effect (1
S y stematic Control 0/ Production"
Wi th the f irst four tenet in opera ti on,
management i ~ in a pos ition to consider
P rod uction Co ntrol, wh ic h is a major i n-
dustr ial dev ice fo r reducin g waste in actual
produ ctio n tim e. Sta ndardiza ti on of jobs
and methods is basic in estab lishin g co t
red uction. Th e pre limi na ry approach a n-
a lyzes a nd records over-a ll a rra nge ments,
processes, equipment, a nd ma te ri a l ha n-
dli ng from th e viewpoint of wo rker effi -
c iency. All of th ese elements, inc lud ing
produ cti on pla nnin g a nd sched ulin g, must
be coo rdin ated into ha rmonious p rodu c-
ti vity.
TENET 6: "Make a" Efficient
OIJerational Layout"
Recon ve rsion will unqu e tionabl y require
ma ny cha nges in ope rati onal layout- In
so me cases buildings and otb er pro pe rty
will have to be aba ndoned and fl oor pace
will be mu ch reduced. In oth er cases,
space a nd the entire opera tin g layout must
be expa nded. In eith er case, th e lo gical
seq uence o f proce~ses houl d be ma in -
ta in ed, repa ir depa rtm ent must be co n-
ve ni entl y situ ated nf'x t to pa rt and sup -
pli es loca ted in a trateg ic spo t pe rmittin g
easy arriva l of new stock. New mac hin es
must be grouped a dj acent to load ing plat-
fo rm s for easy han dlin g a nd d ispa tchin g
to loca ti ons; a nd loa din g doc ks co nn ected
with r epa ir depa rtm ent to red uce amou nt
of time necessa ry in load in g a nd unl oa din g
dev ices.
T/~NET
7: " Install a Scientific
Wage I " cpntive Plan"
Among th e most vita l a nd fars ighted
procedures in manage ment is job a na ly-
sis- b reakin g down job into th eir va ri ous
elements- jo b stand a rdi za tion, perform -
a nce sta nda rd s, and job pri cin g. Not onl y
do th ese fun ction possess importa nt valu es
in th emse lves, but th ey form th e ba is for
wage ince ntives. Incentives hould be ex-
tended to inc lude indirect labor as well as
direct, and should a lso be appli ed to super-
vi so ry a nd key personn el a a rewa rd for
holdin g down expe nse .
Tt:NET 8: " Seek Co" sta"t
I mproveme"t 0/ All Methods"
As I have a lread y stated, sc ientifi c busi-
ness prin cipl e are perma nent, but methods
may be changed or disca rd ed. Th e adve nt
o f new machin es, th e ma nufa cture of e n-
tirely new produ cts, will brin g a bout many
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WE ARE ALSO REVAMPING
tra nsfo. ma ti ons. I n th e postw a r pe ri od th e
need for co nsta ntl y im prov in g me thods in
empl oyee- ma nage ment r ela ti ons, will be
im pera tive. Gr ea t stress will be placed
upon bette r ways of ha ndlin g a nd sti m-
ul a tin g workers whi ch will lead d irectl y to
grea te r r e turn ~ a nd lowe r unit cos ts.
TENIiT 9: " Set Up lIml Maintain High
Standards 0/ Qlwlity Through Control"
On e of th e fi rst matte rs to be co ns id ered
by th e o pera tor is was ted tim e, Thi s waste
should be co ntroll ed by se ttin g up stand-
a rds a nd ti ein g in res ponsibility with th e
fun cti onal cha rt. Co ntrol of qu ality and
tim e ca n be ma inta ined thro ugh a sy tem
o f complete a nd sc ientifi c in ~pec ti o n.
TENET 10: "Makp S ure 0/
Your Markpts"
In th e ~cra mhl e for loca ti ons a fte r th e
wa r, th f' grea test sa les respo nsibility will
be selectin g and acquirin g ma rkets a nd
cha rtin g grosses. To thi s end it is abso-
lutely im pe rati ve that a very ca reful a nd
comprehe ns ive a na lys is be made of both
present a nd potenti a l markets. Old loca-
tions may ha\'e mi grated. New locations
will have to be built up. Only by ma rke t
ana lysis ca n business avoid th e tremendous
waste of mon ey and effort that would be
ca used by sa les effort expa nd ed in wron g
direction s. I firml y beli eve tha t if busin es,
and indu stry will e mbra ce th ese ten tenets
of good bus in ess, th ey will reach new
he igbts of activity a nd servi ce. The prin ·
cipl es impli ed have a l\" bee n tried and
thorou ghl y tested. Th ey are based on th e
a xi om: to plan so undly you mu t use
facts, not guesses.
Husband (arrivin g home la te) : "Ca n you
gUf'SS wh ere I've been ?.
Wife : "I ca n, but go on with your tory."
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