Production control for a cotton yarn mill / G. Nelson Tower, Jr. 1936.

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Production control for a cotton yarn mill / G. Nelson Tower, Jr. 1936.

Thesis study of production control, filling orders and scheduling at Lawrence Manufacturing Company, Lowell, Mass. Investigation confined to the yarn division of the mill, including the dye house. Includes mill forms and floor plan for mill. Also contains a cover letter from Fairfield E. Raymond, Associate Professor of Industrial Relations, M.I.T., dated June 6, 1936.

104 leaves ; 28 cm.

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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The Department of General Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) did not officially exist until 1882. Courses in general studies were offered as early as 1865, when the MIT Catalog offered a curriculum option called the Course in Science and Literature. At that time, all regular MIT students were required to take “general studies” classes from the Course in Science and Literature, in addition to English, history, and modern languages. In 1882 the Course in Scienc...

Tower, G. Nelson.

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Lawrence Manufacturing Company

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Cotton manufacturing firm of Lowell, Mass., established in 1831 by proprietors of the other Lowell mills in connection with the Boston merchants Abbott and Amos Lawrence. Produced hosiery, underwear, sheetings, drills, denims, and flannels. The business was liquidated in 1926. From the description of Records, 1831-1955 (inclusive), 1831-1926 (bulk). (Harvard Business School). WorldCat record id: 229894599 The company was a cotton manufacturer in Lowell, Mass., with offices i...