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there will be no confusion created in the organiza- 

 tion by reason of the changes which are suggested. 



From the time that an improvement suggests 

 itself, cither to the experimental department or 

 to the man in the shop, until the time that it is 

 absorbed into the production method as a part 

 of the regular scheme of manufacture, a great 

 many minds may have been engaged in making 

 the improvement, from its original conception to 

 the final product which the user will buy. Some- 

 times the improvement is one of detail in opera- 

 tion, which can be made immediately and absorbed 

 into the general processes without disturbing the 

 organization. Sometimes the improvement re- 

 quires some rearrangement and some changes in 

 connection with all departments of the factory 

 before it can be absorbed, and there arc other 

 times when the improvement must be subjected to 

 a large amount of experimentation before it even 

 comes to the point of factory consideration as a 

 rcr of production. 



The opportunity which you possess to observe 

 all these details in relation to one another in con- 

 nection with your own specific work is a great 

 opportunity to improve the detailed operation 

 .h improvement will be the backbone of manu- 

 uring, of distribution, or, in fact, of any in- 

 cfficien, 



