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).
The overuse of 'urgent' on blueprint requisitions and the new process to handle them.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 27\2\ Scan392 | |
| Date | 21th October 1935 | |
| Distribution List Left: B. Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} RHC.{R. H. Coverley - Production Engineer} Lr.{Mr Ellor} Ws. Wa{Mr Wallis}/TB. Wa{Mr Wallis}/Mr.Cockshot. Ws/Mr Ashby Ws/Mr Wakefield E.{Mr Elliott - Chief Engineer} Dept. F.{Mr Friese} Dept. G.{Mr Griffiths - Chief Accountant / Mr Gnapp} Dept. D.{John DeLooze - Company Secretary} Dept. A.{Mr Adams} Dept. Special Section. Order Office. ElJ/JV. Miss Bradford. Handwritten Notes: GRY{Shadwell Grylls} Ele x1204 [Signature] std ✓ Distribution List Right: Les.{Ivan A. Leslie} ✓ FD.{Frank Dodd - Bodies} Wym.{G. Harold Whyman - Experimental Manager} ✓ Mths.{Reg Matthews} ✓ CTS.{C. Trot Salt - Carburation} ✓ Bwg.{J. C. Bowring} ✓ AFM.{Anthony F. Martindale} ✓ Swdl{Len H. Swindell} ✓ GR.{George Ratcliffe} ✓ Wst. ✓ LsA ✓ HKY ✓ GM ✓ LBH{Mr Hall - Aero Design Engineer} ✓ JSO. ✓ GHE ✓ Main Text: RE BLUEPRINTS. ------------- I am afraid the word 'URGENT' is being used indiscriminately on requisitions for blueprints, with the result that the production work is getting pushed into the background. I realize at the present time there is an increasing amount of urgent work, but as it is essential to keep Works prints up-to-date, I shall be pleased if you will arrange that requisitions are not marked 'URGENT' unless they really do warrant it. In order to deal with the really urgent requests in a way not to delay production unnecessarily, we are arranging to allocate one of the machines for this work from 2 p.m. each afternoon. To make this work satisfactory, it will be necessary for any prints that are required the same day to be requisitioned before 12.30 p.m. and for any prints that are really required after this time, the requisition must be signed by Mtn. If all concerned will work to this arrangement, I am sure better service will be given all round, and confusion in the Print Room will be greatly reduced. BY.{R.W. Bailey - Chief Engineer} | ||