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.
Speeches, addresses, etc.; Laboratories; Telecommunication; Leadership; Engineers; Scientists; Teams in the workplace; Morale; Bell Telephone Company; Denki Tsūshin Kenkyūjo (Japan)
Frank Polkinghorn encourages leadership during his remarks at the opening of the Electrical Communications Laboratory.
Inoue, Bunzaemon, 1906-; Hopper, Kenneth, 1926-; Letters; Quality control; Executives; Business enterprises; Lectures and lecturing; Sarasohn, Homer, 1916-2001; Deming, W. Edwards (William Edwards), 1900-1993; Juran, J. M. (Joseph M.), 1904-2008;...
The information accompanying Mr. Inoue's letter of 1980 November 7. Written in third person, Inoue addresses questions from Kenneth Hopper. He explains that during the CCS (Civil Communications Section) seminars, SCAP gave strict orders asking...
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:...
Telecommunication; Engineers; Speeches, addresses, etc.; Telephone systems; Telephone; Business enterprises; Census; College students
Frank Polkinghorn's talk to undergraduate engineers on the various aspects of the communication system in Japan and the telephone system in the United States.
Telecommunication; Industrial management; Engineers; Radar; Ionosphere; Central Radio Propagation Laboratory (U.S.); Armed Forces - Officers
Frank Polkinghorn's briefing to Generals Church and Danforth on the Research and Development Division's objective to see that the necessary telecommunications knowledge, equipment and systems are available when needed for the expansion or...
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;...
Communication; Engineers; Engineering; Japan; Telephone; United States; Wood poles; Research; Profit; Telephone systems; Telegraph; Business enterprises; Census; College students
A reprint of Frank Polkinghorn's work from the volume 38, number 10, October 1950 issue of the Electrical Review (Denki Hyoron) titled, "A Talk to Future Communications Engineers." Frank Polkinghorn, director of the Research & Development...
Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers; Management; Telecommunication; Manufacturing industries; Sarasohn, Homer, 1916-2001; Congresses and conventions; Lectures and lecturing; Executives; Radio; Telephone; College teachers; Meetings; Universities...
A memorandum for record regarding the management indoctrination course for the telecommunications manufacturing industry. It summarizes the accomplishments to date, of the research and development division's management indoctrination course. The...
Surveys; Communication; Manufacturing industries; Business enterprises; Management; Production management; Industrial management; Universities and colleges; Quality control; Cost control; Sarasohn, Homer, 1916-2001
A memorandum for record regarding the need for a management training course in the communications manufacturing industry. It explains that the progress of Japanese companies is being impeded by inadequate management and that its weaknesses are...
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...
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...
