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Lawrence Delos Miles -- 1904-1985


The Later Years:


1948-1953: Mr. Winne, VP of Engineering for GE, and Mr. Du Chemin, VP of Manufacturing, both supported the establishment of Mr. Miles' program, which achieved the following results:

  • trained 1,000 people a year;
  • used a revolving team of six to eight people
    for training;
  • moved training out into plant locations;
  • reported $10 million saved in first four
    years;
  • in 1953 - at request of Admiral Leggett, made
    a presentation to the Bureau of Ships, which
    led to establishment of a program in the
    US Navy.


Larry in 1983, keynote speaker at the
SJVE Conference
1954-1958: GE sales people saw in Value Analysis a way to be of additional benefit to customers and thereby earn additional orders. For example:

1959-1964: The technique spread from the Navy throughout the Department of Defense. Highlights of this period include:



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