Minutes of a conference discussing supply policy, new design implementation delays, and dynamo supply issues.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 18\6\ Scan102 | |
| Date | 21th May 1920 | |
| Hr/M. 21st May 1920. MINUTES OF CONFERENCE. _______________________ 21ST MAY 1920. Present:- Copies to:- Thurs: Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Fri: Hr. R. {Sir Henry Royce} Hr. Wd. {Mr Wood / Mr Whitehead} CJ. Wd. {Mr Wood / Mr Whitehead} EP. {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} C. Hy. {Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Hy. {Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} En. BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Sft. {Mr Swift} Hr. Hm. {Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Wd. {Mr Wood / Mr Whitehead} Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Hm. {Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} EP. {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} EP. {G. Eric Platford - Chief Quality Engineer} BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} Hy. {Tom Haldenby - Plant Engineer} Wor. {Arthur Wormald - General Works Manager} Hs. {Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} Hm. {Capt. W. Hallam - Head Repairs} BY. {R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} ------------------------- (1) Mr.Wormald was unable to be present, owing to having to attend a meeting of the Employers' Federation. (2) SUPPLIES.-POLICY.-DESIGN IN RELATION TO OUTPUT. In discussing the above point, which occupied all yesterday's meeting and half of this morning's, it was unanimously agreed that in order to get down to the actual facts of the case, and fix a time on each section, which would represent the delay in introducing a new design, and in addition the loss due to scrap, it would be necessary for Mr.Whitehead to go carefully through all the part lists and give a minimum time for each section required to obtain material. At the same time it was pointed out it was necessary for the Works to prepare a similar estimate in regard to production, starting ab initio for any one section, to give the time from material received until the parts were fitted to a completed car. The above statement represents a consideration of a part of the Minute of the 17th inst. (3) DYNAMOS.-SUPPLIES. The Director of Lucas Electrical Co. visited us yesterday and we discussed with him all our difficulties connected with dynamos. Lucas' Director made it quite clear that his | ||
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).