Evening star., 1925-07-19
REDUCTION OF VARIETIES
CUTS COSTS AND WASTE
i'm Much-Used Products,
Such as Paper Bags and Bottles, :,
Effects Great Saving.

been declared by group of leading
business executives of the country to
be one of the 10 most important fac.
tors in modern business admintstra-'
ton.
Our division is now cooperating.
with over 200 industrial groups in
their simplifcation programs. The
groups survey their respective fields,
decide what items can be eliminated,
present their recommendations to u.s.
and we then help them get support.
for their simplified lines. The formula.
or procedure is much the same in
every case and so are the results.
Business From Varieties. {
I'VE have found it almost automatic
that, regardless of the hne. whether
II be paving brick or bed blankets,
so per cent of the business comes from
20 per cent of the varieties offered.
1t is in that 80 per cent Of variety
which yields only 20 per cent OF the
business that you find the greatest
opportunities for simptfcation. In
the motor-car industry. for example,
this elimination of the unnecessary
means simplification of design and
better engineering. 1t means easier,
and more economical manufacturing,
lower overhead, lower productions
costs and SO forth. 1t means conn
petition of the right sort, a common
effort toward a larger field for your
products, better service and greater
satisfaction TO the owner" -
Studies which have been made by
the division of simplified practice of
the diverse sizes of motor license
plates and brackets have been taken
up by the Eastern conference of motor
vehicle administrators, and a commit
tee on simplification and standardiZa-
10,
Vegetables Have $4,000 Names.
Vegetables of only / 200 actual and
distinct varieties are known under
n0re than $4,000 varietal names in
the catalogues and by the trade. an
official count shows; wherefore the De
partment of Commerce and Agri-
culture are to cooperate with the seed
trade and Gamers associations and
the vegetable growers association to.
determine the varieties representing
the major proportion of the demand.
AS d result of simplified practice
applied by a number of railroads
which have cut their average stocl.
on hand, as well as thousands Of sup
ply items, a saving estimated at $780,
600 900 has been made in their in
vestment of stores. Large manufac-
turing companies, it is stated. are
likewise cutting out the unnecessary
and the superfiuous in the items that
enter into their finished products, and
the results are said to have more than
justified the effort.
The progress Of the simplif1cation
movement in the United States is be
ing watched very closely, 1t is stated,
by the representatives of other ma
tions. particularly those of industrial
countries. Visitors from a number
of countries during the past year have
shown keen interest in the work of
the departments division of simpG
| fed practice, and these personal visits
have been supplemented by requests
from foreign industrial associations for
! information as to simplification. and in
some cases it has been suggested that
| further progress in this direction may
serve as q basis for initiating move
ments of an international character.
Dull seasons have been eliminated
| and labor stabilized as a result of
| simplified practice, 1t is claimed
| Competition has been sharpened and
| broader markets. it is asserted. have
| been developed.
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