Iðnaðarmál - 01.02.1969, Blaðsíða 8

tional methods with particular reíer-
ence to the fishing industry.
Some New Idects in Fumiture Design
p. 16
Packaging Design Competition
pp. 17—20
Illustrated report by Stefán Snæ-
björnsson
Last year the Federation of Ice-
landic Industries arranged a com-
petition in packaging design. Mr.
Snæbjörnsson reports on the results
of this competition with pictures of
the best designs and gives information
about the evaluation rules of the
selection committee. On the front
page is a picture of a cardboard box
for ceramic products.
Right Man in the Right Place
By Ingmund Ofstad pp. 21—23
This is the fourth and the last of
series of articles by Mr. Ofstad under
the heading ''People and Their Work
Environment” written after a study
visit to Sweden in March 1967. In this
article Mr. Ofstad indicates that every
third man may meet medical handi-
caps in his work. He therefore imder-
lines the necessity of finding the right
place for each man through medical
check-up and work study analysis.
Pressing Rationalization Problems
in Public Management pp. 24—26
By Leif H. Skare.
Public services is a steadily grow-
ing economic sector in every country
and the number of people employed
by the state and municipal authorities
is growing. It is therefore urgent to
rationalize and utilize modem technics
like EDP, especially as ministerial
procedures are usually based on
rather conservative traditions. Mr.
Skare reports on how these problems
are now beeing solved in the Scandi-
navian countries.
The Management Corner: Manage-
ment the Simple Way pp. 27—31
By Lawrence A. Appley, precident of
the American Management Associa-
tion.
Translated reprint from American
Management.
Main Faults in Cost- and Price
Calculation p. 31
Results of a Survey, arranged by
an Austrian Insitute covering 3000
enterprices.
Useful Novelties pp. 32—24
Production of Synthetic Building
Stones Made Easy.
House Wall Bicycle.
New Application of Plastics.
Testing of Heat Insulation in Plase.
Skid-grips for Motor Cars.
Partition Walls in 5 Minutes.
Soimd Insulating for Partition Walls.
New Expansion Bolts.
To Hire the Right Man pp. 35—36
Humorous Series.
Summary by Stefán Bjarnason