Time and Motion Study

Time and Motion Study

1. Time Study Work of Frederick Taylor + Motion Study Work of Frank and Lillian Gilbreth

   • Applicable to the improvement and upgrading of work systems
   • In industrial area and service organizations

2. Time Study

   • Careful Time measurement with a measuring instrument
     • Used when
       • There are repetitive work cycles
       • Dissimilar work performed
       • Control elements are part of a cycle

3. Motion Study

   • Filming worker's activities and body posture recording time
     • How work can be done
     • Perform the work

4. Procedure

   • 1. Define and document the standard method
   • 2. Divide task into work elements
   • 3. Time the work elements
   • 4. Evaluate the worker's pace relative to standard performance
   • 5. Apply an allowance to the normal time to compute the standard time.

5. A comprehensive study consist of

   • 1. Study goal setting
   • 2. Experimental design
   • 3. Time data collection
   • 4. Data analysis
   • 5. Reporting

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