A HISTORY OF EDISON'S WEST ORANGE LABORATORY 1887-1931

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the other hand, the laboratory had charge even the smallest job purchase order— and somebody had pay it. It was the more general basic research that was harder to finance. Testing, tool-making, pattern-making, drafting and other engineering support the manufacturing branch were clearly identified and accounted for. The central issue between the laboratory and the manufacturing divisions was who was going decide, and pay for, experimental and development work. The divisions wanted to know how much their money was being spent, and what.XII-25 For much the work the laboratory, billing (and turn financing) did not present problem. This involved high-risk research, perhaps develop a totally new product discover completely new way of making product. The divisional policy required purchase orders for every service performed the laboratory and the years after 1915 were marked interdivisional squabbles over who should pay for the lab's work. demanded long-term commitment funds and resources, and tighter corporate structure which division managers had watch their costs very closely, was sometimes hard justify the expense experimental work. The divisions often claimed that they had been c n billed for work done for other people.) The division manager had keep his eye the bottom line and therefore resisted spending R&D. (This kind of complaint was not new Edison; had been answering charges like this since managed machine shops Newark.