DOI: 10.1115/1.4058319 ISSN: 0097-6822
The Development of a Modern Hosiery Plant
Sanford E. Thompson, H. T. RollinsAbstract
This paper describes the development of a large hosiery plant in Iowa during the thirty-two years of its existence.
From nearly the beginning the scientific method of approach is evidenced, culminating in the most recent development of personnel service, production control, standardization of methods and incentives, cost control, and marketing.
Each of these is discussed in detail with a view to indicating, not simply the rather notable results attained, but the means employed for their accomplishment. These are presented with the purpose of giving inspiration to the reader who desires to develop his own plant and organization along modern lines and in a fashion broad enough to include the human element as a major factor.