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i t s t o o l s —working c a p i t a l , l a b o r , and machinery.J*
Labor m e rits s p e c i a l a t t e n t i o n from management, as
i t i s one of th e t o o l s of p ro d u c tio n and o f te n th e l a r g e s t
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t p a r t of p ro d u c tio n c o s t s . Management i s i n t e r e s t e d i n q
ih a v ing an ef f i c i e n t la b o r fo rc e and re d u c in g la b o r c o s t s .
The form er can be accom plished by a s e l e c t i v e h i r i n g and
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!f i r i n g p o l i c y , th e l a t t e r by r e d u c tio n of la b o r c o s t per I
i u n i t of o u tp u t, which does n o t n e c e s s a r i l y mean th e c u ttin g
of wages, b u t r a t h e r im p lie s in c re a s e d u n i t s of p ro d u c tio n ,
!t h a t i s , in c re a s e d p r o d u c t i v i t y .
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For management t o a c h ie v e t h i s g o a l—low la b o r c o s t
jp er u n i t of p ro d u c tio n —management must have f l e x i b i l i t y
. of c o n t r o l over i t s la b o r f o r c e . I t must be a b le t o s h i f t
i
i t s w orkers where th e y a r e needed and be a b le t o a s s ig n
them t o th e jobs f o r which th e y a re b e s t q u a l i f i e d . Management
must a l s o be a b l e , whenever p o s s i b l e , t o o b ta in ,
as w e ll as m a in ta in , a h ig h grade o f la b o r so as t o se c u re
maximum p ro d u c tio n a t th e lo w est u n i t c o s t of o u tp u t.
I t i s f o r th e s e re a s o n s t h a t i n our h ig h ly in d u s t
r i a l i z e d economy, where tim e stu d y , methods a n a l y s i s ,
sc h e d u lin g and p ro d u c tio n q u o tas c o n t r o l machine s e t u p s,
fe e d in g speeds and conveyor l i n e s , th e p h y s ic a l and m ental
makeup of th e worker assumes g r e a t im p o rtan ce. This
makeup r e f e r s e s p e c i a l l y t o th e w o rk e rf s f i n g e r d e x t e r i t y ,
eye and hand c o o r d in a tio n , and m ental a l e r t n e s s 5 and i t i s
t h i s demand f o r p h y s ic a l and m ental f i t n e s s t h a t makes i t _ _ _ _ _ _
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| Full text | 53 i t s t o o l s —working c a p i t a l , l a b o r , and machinery.J* Labor m e rits s p e c i a l a t t e n t i o n from management, as i t i s one of th e t o o l s of p ro d u c tio n and o f te n th e l a r g e s t I t p a r t of p ro d u c tio n c o s t s . Management i s i n t e r e s t e d i n q ih a v ing an ef f i c i e n t la b o r fo rc e and re d u c in g la b o r c o s t s . The form er can be accom plished by a s e l e c t i v e h i r i n g and i !f i r i n g p o l i c y , th e l a t t e r by r e d u c tio n of la b o r c o s t per I i u n i t of o u tp u t, which does n o t n e c e s s a r i l y mean th e c u ttin g of wages, b u t r a t h e r im p lie s in c re a s e d u n i t s of p ro d u c tio n , !t h a t i s , in c re a s e d p r o d u c t i v i t y . i; For management t o a c h ie v e t h i s g o a l—low la b o r c o s t jp er u n i t of p ro d u c tio n —management must have f l e x i b i l i t y . of c o n t r o l over i t s la b o r f o r c e . I t must be a b le t o s h i f t i i t s w orkers where th e y a r e needed and be a b le t o a s s ig n them t o th e jobs f o r which th e y a re b e s t q u a l i f i e d . Management must a l s o be a b l e , whenever p o s s i b l e , t o o b ta in , as w e ll as m a in ta in , a h ig h grade o f la b o r so as t o se c u re maximum p ro d u c tio n a t th e lo w est u n i t c o s t of o u tp u t. I t i s f o r th e s e re a s o n s t h a t i n our h ig h ly in d u s t r i a l i z e d economy, where tim e stu d y , methods a n a l y s i s , sc h e d u lin g and p ro d u c tio n q u o tas c o n t r o l machine s e t u p s, fe e d in g speeds and conveyor l i n e s , th e p h y s ic a l and m ental makeup of th e worker assumes g r e a t im p o rtan ce. This makeup r e f e r s e s p e c i a l l y t o th e w o rk e rf s f i n g e r d e x t e r i t y , eye and hand c o o r d in a tio n , and m ental a l e r t n e s s 5 and i t i s t h i s demand f o r p h y s ic a l and m ental f i t n e s s t h a t makes i t _ _ _ _ _ _ |
