Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-04-09
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systenatlration are borne BY the man
aEement. shiie the expense % sfiuuia-
ton IN the form % increased energy
- borne b the woFkmen. ANY sys-
I ten % shop management which ere
afsa a burden charge through stand
arflratlon or systematizafion which =
500 heavy Tor the shop 20 bear or
Which imposes burden charges through
stimulation Nhich are too heavy for
Oh. Workman 20 bear should be dis
cuntlnucd-
That there "a some loahng or sol
disriuE amongst workmen has been
shown by the testimony before your
committee. but u is not general, nor
does u occur 10 numerous instances
compared with the total number en-
ployec
Ordinary intelligent MANAGEMENT
under any system could eliminate Il
entirely. or a. least reduce u 20 the
Point wheu Il would not be a serious
hindrance % production. Because there
are some ioafers e. no reason why the
remainder OF the workmen should eth
c- be compelled o. induced 20 work up
20 the very edge Of the breaking strain.
There o. need for production a. the
lowest cost. but no economic necessity
can Justify requiring workmen 10
speed up 20 the highest point which
they can co1tinus from day 20 day anc
from year 20 year. even without in
Jury 20 their health and strength. To
place workmcn IN position OF that
kind O. 20 put them IN the position OF
a beas. % burden which g required
% 20 on from day 20 day performing
q given task
There o. a margin between the
work performed by the loafer and the
maximum task for a man. and in that
marsln lies a proper days work.
What constitutes a reasonable days
work can only be determined By proc-
teal experience and intelligent ohser-
walton Il can not be wholly deter
mined BY a stop-watch or any other
tlme-msaEurinE instrument used only
for a brief period OF time.
-By the stop watch you may be able
10 determine the time In which a piece
% work can De done. but You do not
thereby alone determine the length o.
time IN which u ought 10 be done
The time study % the operations
Of any machine can be made with
reasonable degree OF accuracy. because
al Of the elements can be taken into
confederation IN making the computa-
tiou. 4 machine g. an lnanimate thing
1T has no iifc. no brain. no sentiment,
and no place IN the social order. With
a workman 70 "a different. He Is liv-
ine. moving. seuticnt. social being:
he is entitled 90 all the right. privi-
i.scs. opp1rtunities and respectful
consideration given 90 other men
"ffe would b. less than a man n he
d.d not resent the Introduction OF any
sustrrn which deals with him In the
same way a. a beast % burden or an
iuanimate machine
I'm making a time study % the op-
erati1ns 81 a workman. an % the eie-
msuta can not be- taken into consider
alton. and consequently the computa-
fiou can not be made with mathemat-
teal ACCURACY. There "a no work that
can BE- performed. or that is perform
"a. that a. not preceded BY a mental
process on the part % the workman.
The more skin needed In 'he work.
the greater the mental process which
rTccsdcs the expression OF g. So far
a. your committee has been able 90
learn. there O. no method known 20 sci
cattle management by which a time
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