Discussion on "The economics of purchasing production machinery" at the Coventry Section of the Institution

MR. ACKERLEY : In view of the extreme shortage of skilled labour don´t you think proper consideration ought to be given in the selection of machines to the type of labour you would want for the machine ? We, ourselves, have proved many times by putting a foolproof machine on to a certain job we can use unskilled labour on it, and thus save our skilled labour for other jobs. I think this is an important point¿that when selecting machine tools care should be taken to see they are suitable for the type of labour available. I would like to have Mr. Wray´s views on this.