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STANDARDIZATION AND PLANT CONTROL AS APPLIED TO BODY MAKING 1
Author(s) -
Riddle Frank H.,
Twells Robert
Publication year - 1927
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1927.tb09674.x
Subject(s) - standardization , division (mathematics) , measure (data warehouse) , raw material , production (economics) , enforcement , homogeneous , computer science , variable (mathematics) , control (management) , champion , confusion , process engineering , manufacturing engineering , engineering drawing , engineering , mathematics , database , chemistry , arithmetic , law , mathematical analysis , organic chemistry , combinatorics , artificial intelligence , political science , economics , macroeconomics , operating system , psychology , psychoanalysis
The variable nature of the raw materials and the intricate methods involved in manufacture make it difficult to secure uniformity in ceramic ware. The elimination of variable factors is helped by adherence to the following rules: (1) Careful analysis of each operation. (2) Development of written standards for each operation, describing the methods and conditions found best. (3) Enforcement of the standards by careful inspection, using accurate tests after each operation to measure the results just obtained. (4) Division of the body as it is made, into homogeneous units or batches, which remain separate through the rest of the production operations. (5) Complete records readily available covering each step through which a batch passes in production. (6) Strict adherence to standard procedure even though tempted by expediency to somewhat let down the bars. The application of the above principles to body‐making at the Champion Porcelain Company is described.