Applied Motion Study
A Collection Method to industrial Preparedness

166 APPLIED MOTION STUDY nite advancement, but there is not usually a care- fully determined path by which such advance- ment takes place. We have always believed that devising, using and maintaining a scientifically determined plan for promotion is a most impor- tant element in successful management. We have, therefore, made such a plan which we call a the three position plan/’ by which every mem- ber in the organisation is regarded constantly in relation to the three following positions, a. The position that he last held in the organi- sation. b. The position that he at present holds in the organisation. c. The next position that he will hold. In order that he may keep his present position, he must see that the position below, that he has pre- viously held, is adequately filled, that is, he must be responsible for the teaching of his successor, and, moreover, in the advance to the next position he must learn the work done there thoroughly, that is, he must obtain adequate teaching from the holder of that position. Each worker is, then, constantly a learner as well as a teacher, and is a working member constantly of three