PROGRESS, SHORTCOMINGS AT USSR HEAVY MACHINE BUILDING PLANTS

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 6, 2011
• Sequence Number: 431
• Publication Date: June 4, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY USSR
DATE OF
SUBJECT Economic; Technological - Heavy 1953
vy machine building
HOW
PUBLISHED Daily newspapers, monthly periodical DATE DIST.y TI,n/E 1954
WHERE
PUBLISHED USSR
DATE
PUBLISHED 4 Jul-24 Nov 19i;
NO. OF PAGES 3
LANGUAGE Russian SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
CLASSIFICATION CONFIDENTIAL
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
INFORMATION FROM
FOREIGN DOCUMENTS OR RADIO BROADCASTS CD NO.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
PROGRESS SHORTCOMINGS AT USSR HEAVY MACHINE BUILDING PLANTS
NEW PRODUCTS, LOWER COSTS -- Leningradskaya Pravda, 24 Nov 53
Since the beginning of 1953, the Leningrad Pnevmatika Plant has established
production of six new types of machines and apparatus. Among these are new-
model hammer drills, pick hammers, and pneumatic motors.
In the postwar years, the plant has produced more than 100,000 pick ham-
mete:. More of these are now Prcduced daily than in all of April 1946.
Suggestions of innovators adopted this year are effecting an economy of
about one million rubles. The lowering of production costs on hammer drills
and pick hammers accounts for 200,000 rubies of this total.
PLANT RAISES PRODUCTIVITY -- Ri;a, Sovetskaya Latviya, 4 Jul 53
In recent years the Riga Kompressor Plant has been completely rebuilt and
many new techniques have been mastered by its workers. As a result, in 1953
production will be almost 2 1/2 times that of 1951, and the output of individ-
ual workers, 1 1/2 times that of 1951.
In the past 3 years, expenditure of materials has been reduced by 2 1/2
times, and labor cost for operating each machine has decreased by almost four
times, though workers' wages have risen.
RAISE OUTPUT SIXFOLD SINCE WAR -- Yerevan, Kommunist, 27 Sep 53
In recent years, the Stalinabad Machinery Plant imeni Ordzhonikidze has
established production of more than 50 new items. Plant output is six times as
as Rreat as in the prewar period, and both production costs and labor consump-
tion have been cut to one third the prewar level.
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DOUBLE PRODUCTION IN YEAR __ Moscow, Fina ' i Kredit SSSR, Aug 53
In 1952 in comparison with 1951, the vo-Kramatorsk Heavy Machine Bui
ing Plant doubled its production, increase labor productivity 23 percent,
lowered production costs o 30 percent. These gains were 4Wplished without at
PRODUCTION UP, COSTS DOWN -- Riga, Sovetskaya':Latviya, 16 Jul 53
The L'vov Fork Lift Truck Plant has raised its rate of production 30 per-
cent over that of last year, with a decrease in production costs.
EXCEED PLAN -- Baku, Bakinskiy Rabochiy, 29 Aug 53
The Baku Petroleum Machine Building Plant imeni Dzerzhinskiy has overful-
filled its 8-month plan. In 1953, output has been raised 10 percent while pro-
duction costs have been reduced 8.5 percent.
ABOVE-PLAN PROFITS -- Moscow, Moskovskaya Pravda, 24 Jul 53
In the first ' ` months of 1953, the Noginsk Fuel Apparatus Plant earned
above-plan profits amounting to over 2 million rubles.
FAIL TO FULFILL PLANS -- Petrozavodsk, Leninskoye 'a, 18 Oct 53
The Petrozavodsk Onega Plant is working poorly this year. Month after
month, plans for current winch production and for the establishment of new pro-
duction remain unfulfilled. Labor productivity is low; loss from rejects is
high. Stocks of acid and semifinished materials are accumulating. The poor
financial condition of the plant indicates that the plant management is ne-
glecting ftt task of lowering production costs.
FAIL TO LOWER PRODUCTION COSTS -- Leningradskaya Pravda, 3 Oct 53
The ;.'ningrad Hoist and Transport Equipment Plant imeni Kirov is not cop-
ing with its task of lowering production costs. The produclivlty of labor is
low; many workers do not fulfill their mss.
The plant suffers a monthly loss of about 300.000 rubles, while the plant
management calmly accepts the situation, does not mechanize labor-consuming
operations, and is not concerned with raising the qualifications of workers.
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