Applied Motion Study
A Collection Method to industrial Preparedness

UNITS, METHODS AND DEVICES 31 instruction card, and it is the duty of the speed boss to see that the machinery runs at all times at exactly the prescribed speeds. He not only shows the worker how he can make his machine run at the speed called for, but, if there is a question as to its being possible to run at this speed, he must be prepared to teach the worker by doing the work himself, or provide a man who can comply with the requirements of the instruction card. Repair Boss.— Function No. 9 is that of the re- pair boss. His duties consist principally in see- ing that all machines are kept clean and in proper condition, and in carrying out repairs and over-haulings, such as are called for on instruc- tion cards and in standing orders that are given to him at regular, predetermined intervals. In this way breakdowns are so far as possible avoided. The repair boss, however, must be a re- sourceful man, prepared, in case of emergency to jump in and repair any such breakdowns as may occur, even in the absence of precise direc- tions or of instruction-card specifications. Inspector.— Function No. 10 is that of the in- spector. His duties are decidedly different from those of the inspector under the old type of man-