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such the Musical Phonograph, and others concentrated on
manufacturing, including all the disc and cylinder divisions.
The divisional policy not only established the basic
product divisions TAE Inc.
The divisional policy not only aimed more informed and
energetic management each product division, but also
established management structure that was centered on
costing. The great amount new work done' by
the management led the creation many more departments,
each carrying out specialized function., but also accelerated the policy
of organizing each part the manufacturing process into a
separate unit, under the control manager. The
manufacturing division was another milestone the long road
to increased output and productivity. The division was created establish cost; the
. Previously, the
Phonograph Works was divided into several departments,
including cabinet department, numbering machine department,
electrical department, and assembly department.
The Musical Phonograph Division was conceived jobbing
organization that bought the machines and records manufactured
by the manufacturing divisions, and then marketed them through
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a network dealers. Over time
the departments that carried increased load business were
turned into divisions, such the Reproducer Assembly Division
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of the Phonograph Works, established April 1916. The
central administration TAE Inc. had also been broken down
into departments
