. Cost keeping and scientific management . 78 90909096 90848484 90848490 I02 I02 90 I20 I20 108 I20 120 108 I20 120 108 I20 I20 96 I20 120 I20 I20 I20 96 I20 I20 96 727290 84909696 These figures are interesting. Note that workman i and 2made a marked reduction at once; 3, 4 and 5 did very well,while 6 and 7 held back. Workmen 8 to 14 determined atfirst that they would make no cuts, but later, facing the workdone by the other men, their resolution failed and a moderatecut was made. It was then that the management indicated 238 COST KEEPING AND SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT that better out
. Cost keeping and scientific management . 78 90909096 90848484 90848490 I02 I02 90 I20 I20 108 I20 120 108 I20 120 108 I20 I20 96 I20 120 I20 I20 I20 96 I20 I20 96 727290 84909696 These figures are interesting. Note that workman i and 2made a marked reduction at once; 3, 4 and 5 did very well,while 6 and 7 held back. Workmen 8 to 14 determined atfirst that they would make no cuts, but later, facing the workdone by the other men, their resolution failed and a moderatecut was made. It was then that the management indicated 238 COST KEEPING AND SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT that better output was expected. A new lot of ten hammockswas ordered of each of these men (Nos. 8 to 14). Themans check number on the instruction card was written inlarge red figures and the word Conditional was writtenacross the face of the card in large red letters. Nothing wassaid to the men, but it was seen as soon as the instructioncards were issued that the men understood the warning. and 9 equaled the best records, while 10, 11 and 12 made. Fig. 44. Eight Hundred Pound Coaling Bag. Made entirely by handin zYa hours. Former time, 12 hours. considerable improvement; 13 and 14 did not improve andwere discharged. Further reduction can be made by substi-tuting machine work for hand work, but at present the spec-ifications prescribe hand work. These reductions reduced the cost of hammocks 75 centseach, and as large quantities are required, 2,000 for a singlelarge ship, the saving effected is considerable. The time required in making clothes bags, 2,000 of which REDUCTIONS IN COSTS DUE TO SCIENTIFIC METHODS 239 are required for each large ship, was reduced from 60 minuteseach to 36 minutes each. The most interesting reduction, however, was made in themanufacture of 800-lb coaling bags, shown in Fig. 44. Therecord of the times, taken after the material is prepared, isas follows: Date. Work-men. FirstRecord. 3-5-io. 4-6-10. 5-io-jo. 5-16-10. 6-2-10. 6-15-10. I. 390 190 180 180 171 132 2.
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