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NOVEMBER, 1956
SiiggestioTifi On How To Get
And Develop Your Ideas
In the business of getting ideas for suggestions, there
are no set pattern, rules nor regulations.
Inspiration may come in many ways—sometimes in a
flash, sometimes by a long and hard process of observing
and thinking things through. More often, it comes this way—
by carefully eliminating the possible solutions to a problem
until the best practical one remains.
When you’re looking around
for possible ideas, remember—
Examine Your Own Job. Some
of the best ideas come from this
source. And you are in the best
position to know your own work.
Ask yourself such questions as,
“Is there an easier way?” “Is this
step or process necessary?” “Can
I improve the quality of my
work?” “Can it be done quicker,
better, and with less effort?”
Make a Breakdown of Your
Job. Write down all operations
step-by-step and think of which
might be eliminated or improved
upon by your idea. Put it on
paper, explaining your idea in
detail. Draw a sketch if you
think it will help to explain your
thinking.
What To Look For. Here are
a few suggestions on an almost
endless list:
1. Operations that can be
simplified, combined, or rear
ranged. Unnecessary operations
or elements of operations.
2. Eliminating needless work.
3. Overlapping clerical effort,
duplicate records
4. Saving time on the job
5. Improving methods of pro
duction
6. Devising new equipment to
do better work
7. Reducing or eliminating
waste materials
8. Unnecessary forms, or un
used parts of forms
9. Improving quality of work
10. Improving design or equip
ment and tools
11. Promoting safety on the
job.
Develop The Observation
Habit. You need not stop with
your own job in looking for
ideas. Often there are possibili
ties arising from the work of
your fellow employees.
Suppose you have reached the
point of writing up an idea.
Make certain it is complete. Will
it work? How does it benefit the
operation? Are there disad
vantages you cannot eliminate?
Maybe they can be ironed out.
When you reach for that sug
gestion form, remember to cover
all angles of your idea, so far
as you can. This will help speed
the decision and bring your
answer quicker. Draw a picture
on a separate sheet if you think
it will help. It need not be fancy
or artistic.
Use a separate sheet for each
idea.
A Last-Minute Look. Before
you drop your suggestion into
the box, look it over. Satisfied?
Write your nam*e, department
and the date it is submitted.
INQUIRING REPORTER
Employees Tell Why They Turn In Suggestions
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Workers here who turn in ideas to the Company Suggestion Award System represent
almost all job assignments at the plant. Many are “repeater” winners of the cash awards.
The six employees featured here have turned in a number of suggestions in recent
months; and most of them have had more than one idea adopted.
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Alfred Kessell, Laboratory—
Improvement in production and
working conditions at the mill
are the chief factors I have in
mind when developing ideas to
turn in. The money received is
a reason, of course, but I always
remember that suggestions that
lead to improvements help the
Company, and in turn, help all
of us. My first suggestion didn’t
meet approval. But I kept on
trying. Some ideas I thought not
too important amounted to more
than I had anticipated.
Cramer Little, Shop—It’s good
to get money for my ideas, for
that’s a legitimate reward for a
man’s thinking on the job. My
suggestions center in controlling
waste in materials in the Shop.
If each worker can help the
Company do a better job of pro
duction, employment will be bet
ter insured. The cheaper we’re
able to produce without sacrifice
of quality, the better we’ll meet
competition. It’ll help our wages,
too.
Rosie Francum, Tool Room
Clerk—I’d say a worthy guide to
suggestions is the desire to pro
vide a better way to efficiency
in operations and to promote
safety on the job. When I get an
idea which I think might lead to
improvements in my work or in
the operation of the Shop, I
work it out in as much detail as
I can. Because of the safety
hazards around a machine shop,
I’m always conscious of accident
prevention.
Prescription For Freedom: Your Vote
Hazel Foy, Synthetics Twist
ing — Reduction of waste and
seeking a better way of doing
my work, are usually the
motives behind my ideas. This
applies not only to my job but
to the job of others, too. One
suggestion I turned in lacked
sufficient details, so I figure that
in time I’ll work it out and turn
it in again. My ideas come from
observation which leads me to
thinking of ways of controlling
unnecessary waste of materials,
time and labor.
Nell Robinson, Cloth Room—
In my work as a cloth burler, I
am always aware of quality. Na
turally, that leads to the source
of some of my suggestions. Sev
eral of my ideas have dealt with
the improvement of working
conditions in the Cloth Room,
so as to make for more efficiency
in operation. I recall that one of
my suggestions concerned light
ing. It made a big difference
when the suggestion was adopt
ed and put into effect where I
work.
Ralph Moton, Supply — Most
of my ideas are born of the de
sire to make things more con
venient for myself and others
who work here. I just keep look
ing around, asking myself the
question, “How can things be irw'
proved?” Most of my adopted
ideas have resulted in time and
labor-saving improvements
more efficient operation in Sup'
ply. You could take the pay ou*-
of the Suggestion System, and it
would still be to your advantage
to turn in ideas.
Benjamin Franklin saw the
wisdom of electing good men to
office rather than to depend on
riches and military strength to
maintain a nation. In 1750 the
great patriot said: “Wise and
good men are, in my opinion, the
strength of a state far more than
riches of arms, which, under the
management of ignorance and
wickedness, often draw on de
struction, instead of providing
for the safety of a people.”
Especially is this true in 1956
when we will be naming a Presi
dent and Vice President, a third
of the U.S. Senate, all of the
House of Representatives, 30
Governors, many new State
legislators and thousands of local
officials.
THE RIGHT to vote is a preci
ous privilege. The only direct
hand you have in American gov
ernment is your power at the
ballot box. Without that power,
you cease to live in a democracy.
By this time, citizens in North
and South Carolina will have
registered in order to vote. But
Don’t Give Fire
Place To Start
Is fire lurking in your house,
waiting to strike at some unex
pected time? If oily rags and
mops are carelessly kept, or
newspapers, discarded clothing
and boxes heaped in attic or
basement, flammable liquids left
in the house, fire can start at any
time.
Check up. Clear out these
threats to life and property.
even some who are registered do
not bother to vote on election
day.
Remember your vote could de
cide vital issues. Study the issues
and candidates so you can vote
intelligently. Vote as you please,
but vote on Election Day, Tues
day, November 6.
UF Campaign
—From page 1
United Community Campaigns
of America. He is a former Na
tional Campaign Chairman.
IN A RECENT address given
to coincide with the opening of
the annual fall campaigns, Mr.
Firestone said that the Com
munity Chests of America assure
every man, woman and child a
helping hand when the need of
help arises.
“It is America’s way of taking
care of her own. Those who need
help receive it without sacrific
ing any of their personal liber
ties,” he said.
“In carrying on its work, the
Community Chest transcends all
differences of race, creed, poli
tics or vocation. Through its uni
fying influence, we are not
merely a nation of united states,
but also a nation of united peo
ple.
"ONE OF the primary func
tions of the Community Chest
is to take care of those who are
too young, too old or too physi
cally or mentally handicapped to
work, regardless of the level of
employment. Another of its
fundamental purposes is to furn
ish support to organizations de
voted to the cause of American
youth, and thereby help to mold
the character of future genera
tions,” he said.
“As long as children are
orphaned by the hand of death,
as long as the aged and disabled
are unable to work, as long as
social problems continue to ex
ist, there will be an urgent need
for the Community Chest.
"THE COMMUNITY Chest
campaign is a vital battle in the
age-old war against poverty,
disease and misfortune. Like all
wars, this one, too, costs a lot
of money. But every day brings
new victories over discourage
ment, disability and despair.
“Every American is determi^'
ed to do his part to help juvenile
delinquency and to give a help'
ing hand to those who are handi'
capped and destitute,” (he add'
ed. “He knows that there is
man-made law which says
must help. But he also knoW^
that there is a supreme law ^
Divine Providence which say^
he should hplp.”