Work simplification applied to clerical operations

How a series of typical clerical operations in an office were simplified and speeded up by watching for unnecessary strain and discomfort, and for unduly ponderous or inefficient processes, and eliminating them.

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Credits

production company

Kinocrat Films

W H Smith and Son

Duration

00:17:42:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1950

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323214

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Labor productivity

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Management

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Office management

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Office practice

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Management - Study and teaching

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United Kingdom, 1950

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