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opt-rations is divided into class of work or opi-rations and not l>y 

 class of product, each class hciiig haiidlcti !)>• a ^roiip of ]>lai)iiinK 

 fnniiicers in ch.irj^c of an cx(htI thoroiiRlily familiar with the line of 

 nianiifaclurc he handles. In this ni. inner each group performs some 

 different line of planning and handles .ill the wirious parts tha< 

 re(|uire that particular operation. 



The personnel of our I'lanninj; Organization, exclusi\e of depart- 

 ment supervisors and clerks, consists of 86 college graduates, lf)8 

 trained men who ha\e come to this organization from our shop de])art- 

 ments, or who have had experience in other shops, and 38 men who 

 are neither college graduates nor shop men. The last group of men 

 are mostly those of high school etlucation who have been trained in 

 our line of work. 



The requirements ot the I'laniiing lliigineer on whom tiie responsi- 

 bility rests for the successful manufacture of our apparatus are 

 quite extensive. He must first have the ability to plan the manu- 

 facture of the apparatus in the most economical manner consistent 

 with the quantity and quality desired and this, of course, cannot 

 successfully be done without a thorough knowledge of the methods 

 and practices necessary in carrying on manufacturing activities 

 along one or more definite lines. He must have a large measure of 

 foresight, thereby reducing to a minimum the difficulties that are 

 bound to occur when the manufacture of a new or changed [)iece of 

 apparatus is started. 



Furthermore, he must make a study of the design of the apparatus 

 under consideration to determine if there are features of it which 

 present manufacturing difficulties either from a tool, assembly, or 

 adjustment standpoint. This part of our work in\olves a discu.ssion 

 of the manufacturing problems on a new design with the Engineering 

 Organization and the men who handle this work must be able to express 

 themselves in a clear and concise manner to insure that proper con- 

 sideration is given to the manufacturing suggestions. 



It goes without saying that the men who fit best into this organi- 

 zation are those who ha\e had the benefit of an engineering education, 

 preferably specializing on manufacturing methods. 



We have, as you will ha\'e noted, a large number of i)lanning 

 engineers who have had actual shop experience either with us or in 

 other manufacturing plants, and little or no technical education 

 before working in the shops. 



It is noticeable that these men, almost without exception, ha\e 

 realized their handicap due to the lack of a technical education and 

 have either taken advantage of our schools or school work outside. 



