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 issue of the Experimental Department bypassing the Order Office when communicating with suppliers.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 27\4\ Scan273 | |
| Date | 11th January 1932 | |
| 83035. To Hs.{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} from ROY.{Sir Henry Royce} There seems to be a growing tendency for members of the Experimental Department to communicate direct with suppliers, giving them instructions to deliver goods to these Works etc. I know there are special cases where this is necessary, but I can only tell you it is causing considerable inconvenience, both to the suppliers themselves and the Order Office. If arrangements could be made that such instructions go through the proper channel, i.e. the Order Office, it would materially assist us. We have a typical example this morning. The Experimental Shop requisitioned on the 4th instant (Ref: Hs{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair}/GWB/10/KT) Six Canadian pattern Covers and Tubes, and the Dunlop Company advise this morning their Development Department had instructions to deliver 8 and have already done so. Please advise, and if the latter figure is correct let us have a formal requisition. Rm{William Robotham - Chief Engineer} LID{A. J. Lidsey} GWH{George W. Hancock - Head Chateauroux} LOV{Mr Lovesey} Please note all requisitions should go through O.O. ROY.{Sir Henry Royce} HS{Lord Ernest Hives - Chair} | ||