Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-30
WASTE IN CLOTHING
INDUSTRY LARGE.
$75o,ooo Daily Saving Called
Possible by Expert
investigators
EFFECTIVENESS POINTERS

New York. Sept. 30.-Savings of
%T5O,0OO day and "a 40 per cent
pickup in effectiveness" are easily pos
siblc in the mems ready made clothing
! industry, the value of tho output Of
which is fixed nt low estimate at
about 5000. 600. 900. it is asserted by
the American ENGINEERING Councils $
Committc" on Elimination of Waste in
Industry made public today.
The report, prepared by Morris l..
Cooke. of Philadelphia. contains the
results of n national investigation of
this industry, which, it is stated. affords
q livelihood for million Americans.
Seasonal shutdowns were declared the
most prolific source of illCncSe and
wustC. accounting, m the avcrac". for
nine wasted hours in every working
week. Waste is attributed to manage
mcnt. labor and the public. The Sol-
then make policy. lack of standardiza-
tion of appliances, conditions. work
content and method and inefficient pInn-
ming are the fundamental causes of this
waste and are attributed to manage
mcnt.
Small lot manufacture. it is said,
wastes about one. fifth # all thc or"ra-
tivC'S time. Excessive variety OF
product and the sell them make manu-
facturing policy block effective planning
and administration of factory work.
causing idIcncSs and other wastes.
What seems to be needed. says the
committee. is for each manufacturer to
limit the number and models and cloth
styles. to bridge the Slnck seasons by
manufacturing for stock. and to adopt
vigorous. positive selling methods.
backed up by effective, national ndver-
tising, Excessive variety in styles
largely dictates tn" chief cause of sea-
sonal unemployment.
Making for Stock in Slack Seasons
"All large clothing houses" the re-
port says. "havc always done Il con-
siderable amount Of making for stock
during tho slack seasons: they have
simply reduced their production to 30
pCr cent Or 30 per cent of normal. An
intelligent study of their sales would
enable them safely to make for stock
IN to their full normal output through
out the year.
"A noteworthy feature of the indus
try IS the progress away from tho sub
contracting system in tailoring. Not
only do the workers prohibit perform
Gnrr standards. work tickets md MI
the mechanism that is necessary 70 Of.
fcctiyr shon manning and oIministrn.
tion but II Is cIoimpd thot thcy do nor
work 50 wei for the manufacturer who
TO them is Il fnbuIousIy wealthy non
nroduccr whom thCy rarely SOC ms tbov
do for rho coutroctor who frcuucntIv
works along side of thom and whose
ability 70 roy thcm thcir hich wecl.
work wages obviously Jcrcnds unon
their pnnblinc him 70 deliver prcot
ouant;tirs of finished garments tn thc
manufactures. -
Industrial discGrd is called m inn.
nnrtort source Of waste II1-wiu Of
! the workers II * said has crown
cbinrv nut of tho largo omomnt "f 70.
rurr;nr ycosnnoI nnnmuInvmcnt The
rnsrlt nm. bcen n roniI unionizotion OF
| tho industry since unionizntion strikes
! kovn boom rcIotiye'v infreumont
Co.nnnrotinn is ncndc,l hntwccr tho
,,orufnctnror ond rrtoiIcr IN order N
roImre tba soosnnoI hmnching ~ do.
mond thr committees sovs, CbanreIio .
flows of yaIos orders are 50 common
Mace. II Is said TINT IN saIo is NOT q