Charles Protzman's wife gathers with a group of women to do flower arranging. A man holds a microphone to one of the women. "NHK" is written on the microphone. "Protzman" is written on the back of the photograph.
A woman is interviewed by a man with a microphone in his hand. "NHK" is written on the microphone. Charles Protzman's wife stands in the back doing flower arranging. "Protzman" is handwritten on the back of the photograph.
Kenneth Hopper provides the background and context of his correspondence with distinguished Japanese industrialist, Bunzaemon Inoue. He writes that Inoue sent him about 60 letters answering questions on the improvements he saw or personally...
Hopper, Kenneth, 1926-; Procter & Gamble Company; World War II; Management; Manufacturing industries; Cumming, William M. (William Murdoch), 1891-; Factories; Unilever (Firm); Engineers; Engineering; Detergents; Supervisors, Industrial; Great...
Kenneth Hopper discusses his observations of British manufacturing. He writes about his apprenticeships with G&J Weir of Cathcart and Metropolitan Vickers, and his early interest in what made American manufacturing companies so much more...
Kenneth Hopper writes Mr. B. Inoue, of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., asking him for information for his book chapter on Dr. Deming. Hopper asks Inoue for some details on what occurred on the SEI (Sumitomo Electric Industries) shop floor while...
Kenneth Hopper writes Mr. Isamu Sakamoto, chairman of the board of Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., discussing Mr. Inoue's contributions to Japanese industrial management. Hopper asks Sakamoto if he could summarize Inoue's contribution to...
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...
Inoue, Bunzaemon, 1906-; Hopper, Kenneth, 1926-; Letters; Sumitomo Denki Kōgyō Kabushiki Kaisha; Management; Factories; World War II; Production (Economic theory); Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers; Time study; Motion study; Line and staff...
B. Inoue, of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., writes Mr. K. Hopper, saying that most of the SEI (Sumitomo Electric Industries) factories were destroyed by bombs during World War II and discusses why he believes the Japanese lost the war with the...
Misako Nomura, of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., writes Mr. K. Hopper saying that Mr. Inoue had been chairman of the CCS (Civil Communications Section) study group from 1955 to 1970. She adds that the group name was changed to the Kansai-Top...
Speeches, addresses, etc.; Engineering; Education; Communication
A list of talks about engineering education, research and development, and electrical communications by Mr. F. A. Polkinghorn in Japan. The list contains original handwritten notations.
Hopper, Kenneth, 1926-; Inoue, Bunzaemon, 1906-; Letters; Japan; Travel; Sumitomo Group; Lectures and lecturing; Authorship; Management; Sumitomo Denki Kōgyō Kabushiki Kaisha; Sumitomo Gomu Kōgyō Kabushiki Kaisha; University of Michigan;...
Kenneth Hopper writes Mr. B. Inoue, of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., saying that he visited Mr. S. Nagasaki and showed him his album of Japan. Hopper says he has given two lectures on his visit to Japan and that he may be able to publish one...
Hopper, Kenneth, 1926-; Inoue, Bunzaemon, 1906-; Letters; University of Michigan; Periodicals
Kenneth Hopper writes Mr. B. Inoue, of Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., saying that the editor of "Human Resource Management" of the University of Michigan wants to publish a section of his material in an article in the magazine's summer issue. ...
Letters; Hopper, Kenneth, 1926-; Writing; Authorship; Juran, J. M. (Joseph M.), 1904-2008; Quality control; Management; Magazines
Charles W. Protzman, Sr. writes Kenneth saying that in the accompanying Quality Progress for December 1978, there are articles by J. M. Juran. Protzman writes that Kenneth may find suggestions that policy resulted, in part, from the programs...
