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decreases output, disorganizes and slows down 

 production, and runs up costs to a prohib' 

 point. 



Inspectors should be thoroughly familiar, not 

 only with the product, but also with the methods 

 of production, the tools used, and their possibili- 

 ties. This knowledge will enable them to detect 

 errors and defects intelligently and to diagnose 

 their causes. Inspectors should be fair and fear- 

 it favoritism, and free from any self- 

 interest in carrying on their work. For this rea- 

 son, they should be independent of the foremen 

 and the production department. This places them 

 in a position where they are free to act without 

 fear or favor. There is no reason why produc- 

 foremen and the inspectors, although inde- 

 pendent of each other, may not work together in 

 full harmonv. The right kind of foreman and 

 the right kind of inspector will cooperate hear 



Inspection should be thorough. Enough of the 

 work should be inspected to know that all of 

 right, that the material is suitable, that every oper- 

 ation has been properly performed, and that c\ 

 piece will function as intended. 



Inspection should be prompt, and should follow 

 as soon as possible after the performance of the 

 work. Otherwise, much material will be held up 

 pending inspection, or much work may have been 

 done on it before defects are caught. Sometimes 

 both of these things happen. 



Thf Real Jim of Inspection. The aim of the 

 best type of inspection is not so much to detect 



