Mastering power production ; the industrial, economic and social problems involved and their solution . of timestudies similar to that on Fig. 70. It was found easier to deliver 65,000 lbs. of coalin 8 hours than 45,000 lbs. of coal in 12 hours. cult part of this work is breaking the old habits. The restraintfrom the habitual actions often makes the employee nervouseven if he is thoroughly convinced of the advantages of thenew method. If, however, the new way appears to him as anunreasonable fancy of his superior, who failed to make it clearto him that the change is reasonable and to mutual ad
Mastering power production ; the industrial, economic and social problems involved and their solution . of timestudies similar to that on Fig. 70. It was found easier to deliver 65,000 lbs. of coalin 8 hours than 45,000 lbs. of coal in 12 hours. cult part of this work is breaking the old habits. The restraintfrom the habitual actions often makes the employee nervouseven if he is thoroughly convinced of the advantages of thenew method. If, however, the new way appears to him as anunreasonable fancy of his superior, who failed to make it clearto him that the change is reasonable and to mutual advantages,the strain on his nerves caused by both suspicion as to the 255 outcome and concentration of mind on unfamiliar actions maytake the form of concealed sarcasm or even assume an unfriendlyattitude. It would be manifestly erroneous to think that thejob of an instructor is a temporary one. It is as permanent asthe plant itself, inasmuch as men, supplies, conditions and re-quirements gradually change; new investigations should be car-ried out, and to meet the changing circumstances the manage-. Fig. 72.—Firemens Indicator With variable steam demand and constant area of grates the rate of combustionshould be changed with the rate of steam generation. To maintain at the sametime uniformly good economy, the thickness of coal on the grates and the amountof air needed for complete combustion should be adjusted in a definite instructions to that effect are given by placing corresponding additionalscales on the dial of the steam flow meter. Similar arrangements are devised formechanical stokers or fuel oil atomizers. ment must convey the revised information to the men, con-stantly making available the gain in knowledge. In the preceding chapter, the task was defined as doing thework in the best devised manner as opposed to the old con-ception of a task as a request to accomplish the most himself had to admit that his tasks were all purposelymade so sever
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