laws relating to cutting
- laws that will predict the right speed, feed and cut on metals for the greatest output.
- laws for predicting maximum quantity of output that a man can achieve and thrive.
- laws for determining the selection of the men best suited for the work.
Synthesist an Adviser on Introduction of New Methods. — Having constructed the standard tasks or standard methods which are new, the synthesist must remember to introduce his new task or method with as few new variables as possible. He should so present it that all the old knowledge will come out to meet the new, that all the brain paths that have already been made will be utilized, and that the new path will lead out from paths which are well known and well traveled.
Introduce with as Few New Variables as Possible. —
The greatest speed in learning a new method will be attained by introducing it with as few new variables as possible.
For example, — learning to dictate to a dictaphone. The writer found it very difficult, at first, to dictate into the dictaphone,— the whirling of the cylinder distracted the eye, the buzzing of the motor distracted the ear, the rubber tube leading to the mouth-piece was constantly reminding the touch that something new was being attempted. At the suggestion Page 138 of one well versed in Scientific Management, the mouth-piece of the dictaphone was propped on the desk telephone on a level with the mouth-piece of the latter. The