The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-04-17

predicted for operation In more
than 1000 communities within
the year. ,a.,-
These facts, still In process
Of detailed compilation. will be
presented next week to William
s. Knudsen, head Of the office
Of production management. q
Z contribution coward speeding
defense, industries to m efficien-
cy level unequalled IN history.
They are the outstanding con-
cluxdn4 drawn by officials Of
the national association Of man
ufacturers from Z three months
census of factory facilities.
Walter B. Weisenburger, exc
cutive vice president Of the
NAM, commented: Washington
authorities have indicated they
expect to place In excess Of $25,-
600, 900, 900 worth Of defense or.
ders during lo4l.
PLAN SUB-CONTRACTS
Defense contract service Of
ficials a. well @ O.P.M. execu-
tives are aiming at stimulating
the farming out subcontracting
procedure to the extent that 80
per cent Of these orders will
reach the contributory small
manufacturer.
reports from 1851 manu-
facturers point to the possibili-
ty OF achieving this aim. Thous-
ands Of potential defense pro-
ducers have been loshteA iden-
titled and made known through
this seh-census Of industry.
1T now H. safe to say that
several billion dollars worth Of
defense orders will reach small
subcontractors a. the direct re-
suit Of industry's own inventory
Of it, facilities, the final tabu-
lated results of which will be
placed in Mr.. Knudsen's hands
within . few days"
EXPANSIVE REPORT
What Knudsen viii be given
will Be . report Of:
/. The number Of plants re-
porting In each state, segregated
according to industry.
2. An inventory Of productive
machines showing their mum.
be! and kind and the hours they,
are idle each day;
3. The number Of plants hand.
ling prime defense contracts.
subcontracts and both types Of
orders;
4. The number Of plants not
handling defense orders but In
terested and able;
5. Available plant areas:
8. Number Of plants willing to
install defense production ma
chinery:
Z. Employees working, those
needed and their training under
expanded operations.
All - states will be covered
by the report, although indus
tries already working at capacity
on direct government contracts
Will not Be included Since the
purpose Of the big survey 70 70
show defense potentialities.
The officials who conducted
the census forssee the probable
results At The present efnerxen-
cy. operations DO G ereat social
and econoullc dgnificance.
SxONSOR, Y1O0BAAG
The National Association Of
Manufacturing ~ sponeorins :
program o. opsfatin9 these new
~ "discoyersd' plant facilities
on = cooperative basis, with
small factories turning out mu-
nitionS 70 the limit of their
capabilities without direct or
defs nom Washington but on be-
half q prime contractors who
rely on their neighbors 20 help
them meet their contracts.
The NAN has records Of 1874
such communities already in
operation with such efficiency
that many plsnes TOO small even
% b consid&fUd Tor The biz
govsfnRent orders are working
night md day on subcontracf
boses, turning out rifle barrels.
Gun usountlnos, cartrides cases.
atrp1one mihiBo1ds, tank treods
ono thUasands C olher neceeri-
t3ee g IT, medsen W. machine.
Ihooo op0munftioo aro shle
- ploep baalk ogt1Es 1or nv
maeeriolD, roeeivs shipments and
O10N1A -@ A contract %
hruish betWoen- 1000 % 5000
pleceo q rotton furniture for
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