The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-21

(10) Standardized conditions.
11) Standardized operations.
l2) Efficiency rewards.
Mr.. Emerson says:
The result application the efficiency prin-
cples is automatically improve efficiency
separate operation Inevitably there will he
metrically progressive mprov totalzed
ficency.
problem Is to locate those particular
operations whose automatically
yield the largest geometrcal This necessarily
the work OF staff specialists since
Cd 1t requires the most minute, reliable. immediate
and adequate knowledge of all the
OF separate operations.
Co 1t requires knowledge Of all the dependent Sc
quences.
requires ability to foretel which ineffi-
ciencies will improve in the least with
fort and least expense.
a. 1t requires the ability forten which ineffi-
ciencies will produce the largest financial output
in the least time with the least effort tho
After existing conditions been thoroughly an
alysed after plan of efficient campaign has been
evolved the beginning has only been made =
victory as yet, than plan OF is victory
enemy.
Tho great division of the problem is to build
up the general organization. of staff line
for enlistment the sthod no drin th dts t ns
ment. tho welfare of the men to food clothing
durance. transportation. maintenance. by
staff specialists but put into effect line officials
The third great division of the problem is
the knowledge acquired the plan OF campaign and tho
competent army as to crcumvent vanquish the enemy
-ineffciency. This duty.
Officials directly in charge of work too to
obscure whole mountain range. the point Of a
lead pencil at arms length completely tombstone
his aeroplane when half way up in his s714 foot
flight at
Men in the line often line orders officials in
the line often resent staff counsel.
with a painful n a tight
1t angriy If any steps his foot He overlooks the
that nexcusable that 4 combina-
tion OF good shoemaker. chiropodist training will
make walking and football scrmmage peasurabe
general proposition the instinct OF motherhood,
tinuously intensely
and general attention
but it is the DOCTOR not the mother who diagnoses diph
and dm
lying operating table it Is tho surgcally clean
Of the trained want around the
concentrating OF sympathetic relatives
three divisions OF the problem
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and action-have been competent
handled. results astounding be
believabe. 1t until recently unbelieva
BILE that a single germ mosquito saliva multiply
SO rapidly divide and subdivide into a thousand million
in a time and kill the strongest man. Yet have
always similar phenomena Of seome-
victory arhmetical ability
Seward Peninsula in Alaska, the snow lies
many f. deep May.
thmetica,v ncreasinr length Of the warm days make
arhmetically the long winter through
disappear geometrcally the million tree twigs bud
subdvide geometrcally into eight million leaves
growing fold until in ten days there IL
thousand million times as much leaf surface and the
whole is mass of green.
In explanation OF the application OF efficiency to
directed the following letter written by Mr.. EN-
erson client is clear that its reproduction is
case of efficiency this chapter is concerned
Sir
TENS practical application OF the latter will be
illustrated some length
l the physiology and psychol-
ogy and it is physiological and psychologist
principles that our bonus plans rest
o any kind is accomplished with least fatigue
conditions obtain:
Cd The attainment of form:
(2) sustained interest OF the worker:
go A definite task
attains form. he accomplish very
remarkable with minimum fatigue
worker is interested. he endure tremendous
strain without harm
always easier accomplish a definite task than
to accomplish the same task without
for to play golf with its definite task
accompany his wife on shopping tour with no
limit distance.
IT, therefore, combine
% Attainment of form, which means a minimum Of
effort for the result;
Sustained interest which results in maximum ef-
fort without HARM
90 setting a definite task to which the mind
is clearly made up in advance;
then physical psychological
conditions for the worker to whom the work will be-
10Y instead Of hateful chore shall also at
elimination of wasted effort. wasted time wasted
thought and finally shall be able to aot part OF the
Thu reason why ball players, foot ball players.
work much better and harder than ordinary workers
is that all three Of the conditions are realized
They play in best form.
They feel sustained interest
There is
The Emerson plan these funda-
mental considerations
A OF 20. who would be able
coal in day without extreme exhaustion
play golf for II walked blind
aud put him through the same move
r1en,s YOU would kill him with fatigue
Emerson bonus plan sets for given time
definite result ample a can
easily therefore develop FORM and his
terest Is aroused firstly by beating
the game. and secondly pulling . reward
continuously stimulated. for he beats
same and through attainment Of better FORM
lie pulls larger and larger reward
has found by exhaustive experiments
on men and animals keep up tndefn
half speed The Emerson COMPANY calls standard
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