Organization As befits the small size of the company and the nature of its end product, manufacturing activities are divided into functional departments. The machining of the parts constitute one group, the barrel manufacture another, and the assembly a third. Each is under the direction of a foreman. Separate ancillary groups handle the heat treating, polishing; engraving, browning, test firing and packings these are under the supervision of leading workmen. There are two design rooms, one handling dimensioning and the other designing the tools, fixtures, and gauges. The head designer who supervises both activities is another alumnus of the former machine gun factory in Lubeck. In all these respects, it might be a miniature F.N. The separate tool making department is combined with the machine repairing section and it also handles the construction of any models they may have to make. There is no separate development and invention section; it is in this domain that they show the most weakness. On the other hand, there seems to be a commendable lack of bureaucracy in their organization. There were few people at desks, no foreman's offices. Nearly everybody was out on the floor where he belongs. Doubtless this is facilitated by their small size. To complete the organization chart, there are small separate offices for accounting, personel, and scheduling. Finally there _ is an embryonic commercial department responsible to Dr. Bohmmuller. Layout of I sawno evidence of a previous plan in their the various groups materials and work. their groups to the carts. Raw The materials The volume Materials The various testing Hamburg = and departments They seem building. handling of their They obtain compositions and to easy adapted location have steel qualities entirely are laboratories of a metal fabricators of which they are members. They do not seem to the equipment consisted of small work would justify no more. their utilize any location to facilitate of the flow of hand in Germany. controlled by the association light metals, of in