The principles of Efficiency were first applied to war by Moltke. Result - the conquest of France in seven weeks. Second, they were applied to manufa… - Herbert Newton Casson

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The principles of Efficiency were first applied to war by Moltke. Result - the conquest of France in seven weeks.
Second, they were applied to manufacturing by Taylor, Emerson, and others. Result - lower costs, higher profits, higher wages, and nearly twice the output. Third, they were applied to the Ordnance Department of the U. S. Government. Result - the official approval of the Government. (See report by Brigadier General William Crozier, Nov. 2, 1911.)

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About Herbert Newton Casson

Herbert Newton Casson (September 23, 1869 – September 4, 1951) was a Canadian journalist and author, who wrote primarily about technology and business.

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Alternative Names: Herbert N. Casson Herbert Casson
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Steel can be tempered and hardened, and so can men. In this world of struggle, which was not designed for softies, a man must be harder than what hits him. Yes, he must be diamond-hard. Then he'll not be "fed up" with his little personal troubles.

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The average man takes life as a trouble. He is in a chronic state of irritation at the whole performance. He does not learn to differentiate between troubles and difficulties, usually, until some real trouble bowls him over. He fusses about pin-pricks until a mule kicks him. Then he learns the difference.

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