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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 2, Issue 3 (July 1, 1927)

Production Methods in Newmarket Workshops

page 26

Production Methods in Newmarket Workshops

The developmental possibilities of production engineering are being realised at Newmarket.

There, as the idea of scheduling the operations entailed in new construction progressed, it became clear that additions to the ordinary schedule could be made with advantage.

The staff in some Departments of the Shops do not always have the opportunity to become familiar with the names and description of the various details required. In order to facilitate the work, the idea of adding to the schedules sketches of the items named has been adopted. This method of graphic representation has been welcomed, as it removes the possibility of vagueness, making clear, even to the layman, what is required.

The accompanying illustration depicts the blacksmithy schedule of wrought iron details for standard 15ft. stock underframes. The same method has been applied to other schedules in use at Newmarket Workshops.