Waste Control Reduces
Waste is expensive. Losses from
waste represent a sizeable part of the
cost in making textiles. This extra
cost affects the Company’s ability to
provide regular work, good pay, em
ployee benefits, and job security.
While waste cannot be eliminated, it
can be considerably reduced. Through
an awareness of the cost of waste and
by cooperative efforts on the part of
every employee to control waste, sub
stantial savings can be made.
A comprehensive waste control pro
gram, with Dwight Livingstone of the
Training Department as coordinator,
was begun at the mills on January 1,
1953. The goal of this program is to
reduce waste to a minimum on eyery
operation and thereby prevent this
needless loss and expense.
The waste problem is being attacked
in a systematic manner. From the
later processes of weaving, slashing and
inspecting, it is planned to work in
reverse order back through all of the
processes to the time that the bales of
cotton are first opened.
The reason for this schedule is that
waste becomes more expensive as it
goes through the various mill processes
due to the fact that labor and other
costs have been added.
The program is already in effect with
good results in, the Cloth Rooms and
Slashing Departments at the Bedspread,
Blanket, Sheeting and Towel Mills.
SUGGESTIONS from employees are
basic in the program. Experience has
shown that best suggestions come from
man doing the job.
Preliminary steps have been taken to,
expand the program to the Weave
Rooms of these same mills.
In addition to the systematic schedule,
this program makes use of the current
and accurate data provided by the
Wastemeter. The Wastemeter, a func
tion of the Standards Department, pro
vides a continuous record of waste pro
duced at each process in relati® ^
standard and gives the dolla^
such waste. Thus in the was
program, it is possible to i
results accurately in dollars a
The accompanying pictures
efforts of employees, super
•visor*'
coi"
agement and staff men are
in an all-out attack on the pr
waste.
GROUP MEETING—Superintendent and supervisors hold meeting with
in the department. Group is told of the cost of waste and how it affects jo
Employees’ cooperation is asked in reducing unnecessary losses from
EVALUATION of suggestions is important step. Ideas advanced by I
thoroughly studied and are considered from all angles. Production ®
experts combine their experience and judgment to determine workability
gestions.
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