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and then only when all the groups acted at the 

 same time. 



Whenever we get to the point that a method or 

 a system or an arrangement seems to answer all 

 the questions, we are beginning to be bound by that 

 system and presently it will impede the move- 

 ment of the whole shop or mine or railroad. The 

 right amount of system is that amount which is 

 necessary so that we may get the work done to- 

 gether, without confusion, and with the least time 

 and effort. Anything more than that is an impedi- 

 ment and anything less than that is confusion and 

 ignorance. It is through its system that we are 

 able to get the picture of the activities of the in- 

 dustrial establishment and see just what is being 

 done all along the line, how it is being done, how 

 much it is costing in time and labor and materials, 

 and how much waste is occuring. 



Whenever it is used to tell us a lot of things 

 we do not need to know, whenever it is used just 

 to rearrange the information without the rear- 

 rangement being of considerable value, system is 

 being overworked and is a nuisance. Whenever it 

 does not tell us at once just where we stand, it is 

 insufficient and we shall be short of materials or 

 have the wrong work or find that it is costing too 

 much. The system is the information avenue by 

 which we know exactly the state of each part of 

 the work, for each group engaged upon the work. 

 No man who works in any industrial unit, in any 

 group, on any job should be without a fair knowl- 

 edge of the systems employed in that plant. 



