Minutes of a Works Committee Conference discussing cutting expenses for chassis production and overhead charges.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 18\6\ Scan223 | |
| Date | 18th November 1920 | |
| MINUTES OF WORKS COMMITTEE CONFERENCE 18TH NOVEMBER 1920. Present - Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Hr. Wd. {Mr Wood / Mr Whitehead} Hy. {Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} EP. {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Hm. {Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Copies to - R. {Sir Henry Royce} CJ. EJ. C. Bn. {W.O. Bentley / Mr Barrington} Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Hr. Wd. {Mr Wood / Mr Whitehead} Hy. {Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} EP. {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Hm. {Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} The Conference met today intending to discuss points raised in EP {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} 6/F11.11.20 - American Visit - but owing to sundry Agenda forwarded to Works to be discussed at the next meeting on the 24th Nov. the above point was dropped and a discussion was held on how, if possible, to cut down expenses of producing chassis. Many points were discussed, including cost of materials from outside, cost of labour in the Works, overhead charges, including D's department, and cost of our present design. After much discussion it was agreed that the cost of the present chassis was due to circumstances beyond our control, i.e. abnormal labour conditions, putting up labour charges and material. From what our representatives who went to the Show in London saw, it would appear that the modern designs of cars which might be said to be competing with us, cost more to machine than our present car. It was also agreed that the figures handed in by D's department should be split up so that each department mentioned above might know exactly as to how much it was responsible for overhead charges. At present certain departments do not quite know how much is being debited to them for these overhead charges. This point was particularly raised so as to enable departments to see exactly how the total situation was in the debit and credit account of the Company, as apart from just the actual production work being done by every department. If each department could get some very sound idea of this it would enable them to have a very clear vision between their direct and indirect labour. | ||
From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).