Diaries; Autobiography; Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers; Japan; Sarasohn, Homer, 1916-2001; Industrial management; Denki Tsūshin Kenkyūjo (Japan); Telecommunication; Communication; Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931; Management;...
The diary and memoirs of Frank Polkinghorn's two years in Japan as director of the Research and Development Division of the Civil Communications Section (CCS) of the Supreme Command of Allied Powers (SCAP). It consists of: the Preface; Chapter 1:...
Government publications; Street addresses; Birthplaces; Associations, institutions, etc.; Job titles; Consultants; Education; College teachers; Universities and colleges; Factories; Industries; Engineers; Engineering; Scientists
Volume V-I of the short biography of Japanese scientists that includes information such as: home addresses; dates and places of birth; fields of interest; organizations; present positions and activities; consultancy; past experiences; and...
Engineering; Engineers; Education; Universities and colleges; College students; College teachers; Speeches, addresses, etc.; Nihon Gakujutsu Kaigi; Technology; Scientists; Industries; Research; Laboratories; Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers;...
The appendices and exhibits from the report of the engineering education mission to Japan, 1951 July 5 to August 26. It consists of: Appendix A: Institute for Engineering Education; Appendix B: Program of the Mission on Engineering Education;...
Government publications; Handbooks, manuals, etc.; United States. Army; Japan; Education; Youth; Research; Religious institutions; Propaganda; Schools; Education - Curricula; Charts, diagrams, etc.; Bibliography
A study on education in Japan prepared for the military government division of the Office of the Provost Marshal General by the research and analysis branch of the Office of Strategic Services. The handbook consists of: the Importance of the...
Some observations concerning engineers and engineering in Japan by Frank Polkinghorn, the director of research and development of the Civil Communications Section, written in Japanese.
Engineers; Engineering; Japan; Executives; Costs, Industrial; Production (Economic theory); Industries; Factories; Machinery; Universities and colleges; College teachers; College students; Economics; Telephone systems; Manufacturing processes;...
Frank Polkinghorn's talk on the need to improve the efficiency of quality of production by Japanese engineers delivered before the annual meeting of the Institute of Electrical Communication Engineers at Tokyo University on 1949 March 7. It...
Frank Polkinghorn discusses research, manufacturing, merchandising, stability, operation, maintenance, appearance, cost, and performance during his talk on engineering in industry. Page 1 contains an original handwritten notion on the top, right...
The materials from a 1980 September 18 letter from Mr. B. Inoue with information regarding Sumitomo Electric Industries (SEI) and the Deming prize. Inoue discusses SEI and its utilization of quality control and the role of foremen to the...
B. Inoue, of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., writes Mr. K. Hopper saying that it is a real delight for him to be informed that Hopper has written some chapters on American management for a book. He adds that another delight is reopening letter...
Hopper, Kenneth, 1926-; Inoue, Bunzaemon, 1906-; Letters; Meetings; Executives; Lŏkk'i Kŭmsŏng (Firm : Korea); Health; Management; American Society for Quality Control
Kenneth Hopper writes Mr. B. Inoue, of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., saying that Mr. K. S. Baek, of the Lucky-Goldstar Group in Seoul, Korea, has been interested in Hopper's work and in the history of post-war Japanese management. He reports...
Kenneth Hopper writes Mr. B. Inoue, of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., saying that he was saddened to learn about Mr. Kato's death. Hopper shares that after an introduction by Dr. Drucker, he learned that Mr. Kato had served an apprenticeship...
Kenneth Hopper writes Mr. B. Inoue, of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., saying that he is very anxious to give a talk requested by the International House in Tokyo. Hopper says his prime aim for visiting Japanese factories is to help him write...
Kenneth Hopper writes Mr. B. Inoue, of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., saying that he hopes that when Hopper is in Japan, he can discuss how the information he is collecting can be taught to others. Hopper shares that he spent time working with...
Speeches, addresses, etc.; Armed Forces - Officers; Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931; Lamps; Electric lighting, Sodium vapor; Scientists; Engineers; Back, George I. (George Irving), 1894-1972
Frank Polkinghorn delivers a message on behalf of General Back to Mr. Ishizaka and gentlemen. In the address, General Back reminisces about the history of lamps and lighting and the achievements of Thomas Edison. Back closes by saying that he...
B. Inoue, of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., writes Mr. K. Hopper saying that he is enclosing his opinions and corrections for the "Interview" that Miss Nomura translated into English. He reports that he talked to Mr. Sakamoto and shares...
Frank Polkinghorn's remarks on engineering economics in which he discusses principles and terms such as: capital, depreciation, maintenance, taxes, operation, annual charges, accounting, and cost studies.
Kenneth Hopper writes Mr. Bunzaemon Inoue, of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., saying that he trusts that Inoue has received Hopper's letter with a copy of the Osaka Managerial Controls Research Association letter of 1950 March 18. Hopper says...
B. Inoue, of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., writes Mr. Kenneth Hopper about Mr. Wake, of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), and how he became interested in QC after reading a work by W. A. Shewhart. Inoue explains that the...
Hopper, Kenneth, 1926-; Inoue, Bunzaemon, 1906-; Letters; Business enterprises; Executives; Historians; Lectures and lecturing; Japan; Banks and banking; Quality circles; Quality control
Kenneth Hopper writes Mr. B. Inoue, of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., saying that American companies are using historians to record the stories of individual executives. He asks Inoue about his 500 lectures and if they were about the CCS (Civil...
