New-York tribune., 1922-02-26

feel that Il puts them al 4 aisaJ.'.-, W
in competing with us. Il 6oi,s e'''4s'
duce our costs love- thar ~ t5o. us re-
gives Us selling argument rs =. ~, y
mates the deadwood in oyr lr. s.'n-
enables the retailer to make MI. ano
turnover. Ne have tognd .s,s s1io'ef
thar oFsets catering to Sons .'' nor nor"
locai taste oy na<ing somes6ine - "a.
It not generally required ''S.
Bicycle f'ad"s'ry
The 6ic~c!e md. tr-. sr,.....
The Fabricated Production 10 !"
nlent. has reduced .fo r,,,La. Iep@'l
models BY twenty by collective ar..o
Late las year sity-ave $40. 49,
varieties n vitrefel orick vs~e am'
mated following conference =.
Warrington. IN
In the ceramic tie bushes. =
have been eliminated. and corr;de-agsi p.
progress has been made IN stordag9 ','.ag.e
lzing nalleaole cnai1. One msgae =.
the latter commodity IS reno~ro5 =.
have reduced a list Of 2.044 tenn. -
o2o items. '-'"s 'o
Here IS what ore manufacturer +,
the writing paper fed has done -.
cofdlng 10 MS .et.e~,
nrec ye2Ta Ego our taen.v..,,
nuns, rita fiity-fve machines nsna :.
make an acreage of fortv .n.c;f.s
t12ns OF papers It mach ne Ee do~,.
90 s7ytnlnx o. ene kiac any moro +,
l9iS tae compAny listed le5 oo.r
pa7ers. each carrying 4. ov.r I'D
i7rty ledger papers. AID 50 With ota.-
varieties. In 1918 vo ecic-r ,,,s ls,.
o bonds % tnirty-four, or - annroyi
mate!y ," i-3 per cent and - 'adgs,
papers TO %, or 70 about % Der con,
MS change worSed 40 veil TN,
at the beginning Of 1921 We made
another olg reduction A87- 9.e err,
appsoxiraa ace'. 10 20 cent Of 10 nv
ner number d bond papers. ,e- cen
Of The fines ard linens. Il per cent n
The numbers of leigers and i2i. no.
cent as many cover papers Each nil
al once got increased production ana
iower cost from continuous rms.
though VIC starred the s,mpEsc..
ton plan OF production. ve soon ss7
that It made possible. and Indeed ueces
stated, simpler selling methods. T.e
manu- acturing problem and tae di.
trloutior problem with Us arc insepar
able. SO re are carrying ire .vo sione
,ogether and each helns sha other
S;mpiifed products and sinpiiied dis
trlbution together hring benefits 70 al
the factors in the industry. from nit
TO consumer. Our inventory of ran
materlais IS smaller Tor each son o.
product. Our finished stores held less
stock. Likewise the dealer 70 whom
Fo sell needs less stock and gets
raster rate OF turnover; so he Is eager
70 90 business with us. The pr.aci1s.
user OF our goods, The printer. gets
better service and Identifies il With rs
Lastly. every bit o. service and adver-
tislrg sends the benefits back to Us.
and so builds Us Up an institution"
The Chamber OF Commerce has JUS,
lssued report OF TIE subject o.
standardization and elimination Of ex-
cess variety.
'it taxes backbone to tell YOU,
sales forces in these times that vol
Will cut your VARIETY" the repor. says
but Il Is being done not only b. indi-
vidua, producers but n entire lines
through trade association Cooperation
Significant aspects
The important role which STANDARD
ration plans in industrial evolution is
not generally appreciated Here aye
some significant aspects Of standard
zatioR, when carried out OF SOUND
engineering basis:
az enables buyer ard solle- to speak
the same language and makes il pos
sible 70 compel competitive sellers 70
10 likewise
Better quality O. product through
ability OF manufacturer 10 concentrate
on better design sad through the re
duction Of manufacturing expense.
III lowers unit cost TO the public BY
making mass production possible, as
has beer so strikingly shown IN the
unification OF incsndesceat lamps sno
automobiles.
BY simplifying the carrying Of
stocks it makes deliveries quicker and
prices lower.
at decreases litigation and other
factors tending TO disorganze indus
Try. the burden Of which ultimately
tails upon the public.
1T eliminates indecision, both y
production and utilization prol'ne
cause o. inetficiency and waste.
1T stabilizes production and EN-
rloyment by broadening the possible
market and by making It safe for the
manufacturer TO accumulate stock
during periods Of slack orders to 81
extent which would not be safe wlFh
an unstandardized product.
by focusing on essentials II Ee
creases selling expense. one Of the
serious problems Of our economic sys-
tenn.
by concentrating on fewer lines II
enssles more thought and energy 20
Dc put into designs. so that they VIII
be more efficient and economical.