Show KNUDSEN URGES FASTER OUTPUT NEW YORK Aug 13 P-Di- P Di Di Director Director rector General William S. S Knudsen Knudsen Knudsen Knud Knud- sen of the office offic bf of production management Wednesday predicted predict predict- ed that if the nations nation's defense program hit the way half markby mark markby markby by January 1 1942 we we should hit peak production by July and after that America can write its own ticket on war material And this ticket can as far as asI asI asI I am concerned be twice what anybody else's ticket is Knudsen added Greater speed in subcontracting defense orders will be required to accomplish the objective he asserted in an address prepared for delivery before the New York division of commerce production clinic Decentralize that procedure business and let each manufacturer manufacturer handle his job and nd his business business business busi busi- ness with as little of of 1 I could almost al almost almost al- al most say Washington Washington-as as possible and we will get it done the theo 0 o P M chief declared All we need is the will to get gel this job done and we have one great advantage nobody advantage nobody is going to bomb us while we are doing it I 1 think it is too top late for that All we need is to get together together- stop bickering over procedure Knudsen praised the work of the defense contract service in attempting to bring small manufacturers manufacturers manufacturers manu manu- into the defense program program program pro pro- gram and cushion the shock of transition from civilian to defense I production To hasten the job he said the armed services must agree to ac accept accept accept ac- ac subcontracting as part of the procurement program and it itis is only fair to say that in the preliminary preliminary preliminary pre pre- conversations we have had had they have shown themselves themselves themselves them them- selves perfectly willing to go as asfar asfar asfar far as their powers permit permit even even evento to go further and ask for legal powers if required Negotiated contracts instead of the bid system use of contracting of manufacturers division pools of large contracts into smaller in individual individual individual in- in units and possibly bo bonuses bonuses bonuses bo- bo for early deliveries through subcontracting are among methods methods methods meth meth- the O a P M is proposing he said |