ABSTRACT
This chapter suggests the improvements such as specified numbers of dried spring washers are placed in packing crates and rustproofing oil is sprayed onto the tops of the washers. No improvement could take place in this world if there were only a single means to each end. Thus, the single most important prerequisite for improvement is an open mind. At one company, sandpaper was used to smooth the rough surfaces inevitably remaining on pressure-formed ebonite switch holders. The outer hull of each boat was made of a plastic material, and several layers of fiberglass attached with adhesives to the interior made the boats both strong and light. Before, adhesive was spread over the fiberglass; now, the fiberglass is laid over a coating of adhesive. This improvement resulted in extremely high quality and reduced labor costs to one-fifth of what they were. The surfaces of spring washers are coated with rustproofing oil.
