1929-04-13 — Page 9

MOTORING

SUPPLEMENT

OF

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

SATURDAY, 13th APRIL, 1929.

Betrig The Official Organ of

THE HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION.

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Starting

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Tel. 0, 4759

Tel. 0. 4759.

ACCESSORIES

A Big display of “Oridits" and 'Lacs Lorage baltories suitable for all motor cars and radio. Also Laurien af all kinds for motorcars and oycles such a

Electric horas. Hand jacks Bumpers.

Spark plugs,

Foot pumps Wrenches Tyre patches, Lamp bulbs Brakellning. Body pulish

und

.... &c. &c,

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NEW CAR, JOHN?

NIX, 1015! REFINISHED HER MYSELF WITH

Fffecto FINISHES

* TUTO

ALL COLOURS KEPT IN STOCK

AS WELL AS THE NEW FORD SHADES.

AN INSIGHT INTO THE LAWS OF MASS PRODUCTION.

The secret of mass production at low cost, as practiced in the automo tive business, is the secret of strict adherence to a series of "laws of production" Inld down by economists i only a few years ago.

These laws and how they. have been observed in such plants 18. Ford, Chevrolet and others were reviewed by Prof Younger, professor of in- dustrial engineering at Ohio State University, at a recent meeting of the Society of Automotive En gineers. Profesor Younger has made a study of these laws, especially AS they applied to Ford production, but they Cal be found working the plants of Chevrolet and other manufacturers who produce their automobile on an extensive cзle,

Here they are:

1. Concentration upon the man- ufacture of a single product.

2. Keeping each article dis- tinet.

3. Extensive use of conveyor nystems,

One Job Per Man.

These two views of processes in Ford manufacture are typical of mass production methods, in other factories as well. Top photo shows how machines in rows concentrate on one operation, seam welding of gas tanks In this case. Lower photo revealy one of a few remaining hand operations, finish- ing the body,

THIS WILL TEACH THEM.

automobiles are made, a worker must not do his assigned operá- Lion muy faster or slower than la provided by the conveyor system. Two hundred and twenty police

"Both results," concludes Young-men of Buckinghamshire (Eng.), 4. Sullividiny work 90 that ench worker has only one or veryer, "are inimteni to decreased costs are to be taught to drive cars,

of production." few operations to perform.

By keeping things, moving 6. Providing the required quan tity of material of the specified quickly and at the same time hav quality at the required time anding only that material in the fuc-

place.

tory that is actually in the mak- ing, the producers of cheap auto-

6. Assigning a definite amount miles are able to obtain a quick

of work to each man to be done material turnover. From a study

in a given time.

7. Wage payment Un straight lay-rate

8. Acquirement of eources raw materials.

of the Ford plant, Younger ob-

the serves that there is a fresh turn- over of materials about once a

of week. A few years back the turn-

9. Reduction of inventories of materials in stock and in process.

Everything Kept Moving.

10. Declining intermediate pro- fits on processes between raw ma- terials and finished product.

11. Keeping materials and parts

turn-over.

over was 15 times a year, against At Kowloon Ferry, the present 50.

TRAFFIC SPEEDS.

45 m.p.h. in Chicago.

CROSSINGS ON SEPA-

RATE GRADES.

"Fastest trame of any city in the world, is Chicago's (U.S.A.) claim. In the rush hours, on that city's Lake Shore Drive, 8 and 10 lines of motor vehicles scurry along at 45 m.p.h. and more.

This speed is maintained by a traffle lght ayatem a squad of motor-cycle police, who harry slow: drivers, and the absence of cross- lings at bottle-necks.

Grades have been separated at| congested crossing points by the provision of overhead traffe bridges, east and west, which leave the north-south trafic arteries wide open at crossinga.

AFTER SUNSET.

What About Hong- Kong?

After sunset, in Japan, cara must be illuminated inside as well [as outside.

THE "BLUE BIRD."

Transporting Captain Campbell's Racing Car.

ACROSS DESERT.

Captain Malcolm Campbell's famous car "Blue Bird" is now en route from Cape Town to Vernouk Pan on a Thornycroft six-wheeled vehicle, which has been equipped with a specially long body to ac commodate the car, accompanied by Thornycroft 30-cwt. lorry convoy. ing the necessary equipment. Both machines have been placed at Cap-. Lain Campbell's, disposal by the South African agent for John 1. Thornycroft and Co., Ltd,

These vehicles will have strenuous journey to make, for over two-thirds of the 450-mile route is across desert..

CURRENT

COMMENT

Our attention has been drawn to The result is a much greater a traffic Regulation which applies to margin of profit, or on the other private cars approaching the ferry, hand, greater reduction in factory but which desire to park on the coats.

covered stand which is situated along the wall of the Godown pre- mises. At the present time, it is

Machines Replace Men.

A similar principle is applied necessary for all such vehicles to in rapid motion to assure quick to machine tool operation. Only proceed on the left, passing the rail

those machines are used that help way station and the ferry up- 12. Using machine tools that reduce cost of production and that proaches. This naturally causes give the lowest production cost can do away with manual labour considerable delay, especially when and require the least human con-as much as possible.

a train or ferry happens to be dis- trol.

"If une machine can do several charging passengers.

It is sug- 13. Employment of machines operations simultaneously in the gested that by taking the route fol- that perform several operations at sume floor space that is occupied flowed by the motor buses, much in- the same time with the game by several machines, and with but convenience would be avoided. We amount of labour as for one opera- one attendant, the purchase of the cannot see any objection to the sug- tion.

machine la indicated because it gestion, in fact, ita adoption would 14. Sending machines to theves in ultimate cost of the prod- assist in relieving the congestion overhaul shops at regular periods. uct," says Younger.

which so frequently occurs immedi- 15. Recognition of the fact that The machines aren't "babled" fately outaide the ferry entrances. obsolescence of a product in more during uec. They're run their Traffle Control. powerful n factor than deprecia limit from the start, for, adds

chinery.

+

through London. A conv has been received by the H.K.A.A., and may be seen at the office of Mr. C. P, Marcel.

New Members.

"

Since publishing the last list, the following local motorists have join- ed the Hongkong Automobilo· An- socition--

Rev. F. Short,

Lieut. Col. E. D. Matthews,

H. Graves, Esq., F. Label, Esq.,.

A. B. Haworth, Esq.,

W. Stanton, Eao..

11. J. Nairn, Esq.,

H. C. Macnamara, Esq., Li Kal Wah, Esq.,

Prosperity!

Motor vehicles have a more im- portant place in transport in New South Wales, Australia than tele- phones have in communication, ac- and Motor Usera Parliamentary cording to the N.S.W. Transport

Committee, which points out that there are 230,000 motor vehicles in use as compared with 100,000 tele- phones.

From 6945, in 1910, motor vehf- eles have increased to 230,000 in January, 1929, and the average per head of population is 1 in 11.

tion by wear of the producing ma-cence is to-day more potent than trafic control at the ferry entrances Younger, "the factor of obsoles There is also a point concerning

that of depreciation of wear." which should be mentioned. The Every Movo Determined. At the same time, machines are traffic constable, we are informed, so designed that they will work on Invariably wives the right of way to The importance of each of a product while preparation for cars whenever a horn is sounded. these steps in mass production feeding the next piece into it la It may be that a stream of pede- Professor Younger points out by a made, by the attendant. Thus strian traffic is actually crossing fow examples. For instance, he two, three or more thinga are done the road from the ferry at the relates the manufacture of elec-on a single product by the same moment, and confusion is therefore tric flatirons in a factory at Mana-machina without human' attention caused. field, O., and the care taken in except that of feeding the raw ma- ly understood that pedestrians have those who deerv motors as "lux It should be distinct- A romarkable fact not noted by placing the base of the iron in an terial and taking out the finished a right to cross the road, and that uries," la that during the 10 years exact position on the conveyor. If product.

the constable should hold up traffic In which motor transport hus deve the base were placed in, any way! The result of all this is quantity at certain times to allow this. other than the one marked out production of quality products, at

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