19/05/2021
By
Dr. Asim Zaheer
(Lecture # 5)
Work Measurement
• Work measurement is concerned with the determination of the amount of time required
to perform a unit of work. Work measurement is very important for promoting
productivity of an organization. It enables management to compare alternate methods
and also to do initial staffing. Work measurement provides basis for proper planning.
• Work measurement has been defined by British Standard Institution as, “The application
of techniques designed to establish the time for a qualified worker to carry out a
specified job at a defined level of performance”. This time is called standard or allowed
time. Time study may also be defined as “the art of observing and recording the time
required to do each detailed element of an industrial operation”.
• It is concerned with the measurement of time, so, it is also called ‘Time Study’. The exact
examination of time is very essential for correct pricing. To find the correct
manufacturing time for a product, time study is performed. To give competitive
quotations, estimation of accurate labour cost is very essential. It becomes a basis for
wage and salary administration and devising incentive schemes.
• Work measurement is the application of techniques designed to establish the time for a
qualified worker to carry out a specified job at a defined level of performance.
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Objectives of Work Measurement:
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What is Time Study?
• It is a work measurement technique for recording the time and rates of
working for the elements of a specified job carried out under specific
conditions and for analysing the data so as to obtain the time necessary
for carrying out the job at a defined level of performance.
• Time study is a structured process of directly observing and measuring
human work using a timing device to establish the time required for
completion of the work by a qualified worker when working at a defined
level of performance.
• Time study is a tried and tested method of work measurement for
setting basic times and hence standard times for carrying out specified
work. The aim of time study is to establish a time for a qualified worker to
perform specified work under stated conditions and at a defined rate of
working.
• Time Study is concerned to find out the standard time for performing a
task.
Qualified worker means a worker who possesses the skills, knowledge, and
abilities to perform the essential functions of a job.
What is Motion Study?
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By
Dr. Asim Zaheer
(Lecture # 5)
Work Measurement
• Work measurement is concerned with the determination of the amount of time required
to perform a unit of work. Work measurement is very important for promoting
productivity of an organization. It enables management to compare alternate methods
and also to do initial staffing. Work measurement provides basis for proper planning.
• Work measurement has been defined by British Standard Institution as, “The application
of techniques designed to establish the time for a qualified worker to carry out a
specified job at a defined level of performance”. This time is called standard or allowed
time. Time study may also be defined as “the art of observing and recording the time
required to do each detailed element of an industrial operation”.
• It is concerned with the measurement of time, so, it is also called ‘Time Study’. The exact
examination of time is very essential for correct pricing. To find the correct
manufacturing time for a product, time study is performed. To give competitive
quotations, estimation of accurate labour cost is very essential. It becomes a basis for
wage and salary administration and devising incentive schemes.
• Work measurement is the application of techniques designed to establish the time for a
qualified worker to carry out a specified job at a defined level of performance.
1
, 19/05/2021
Objectives of Work Measurement:
2
, 19/05/2021
What is Time Study?
• It is a work measurement technique for recording the time and rates of
working for the elements of a specified job carried out under specific
conditions and for analysing the data so as to obtain the time necessary
for carrying out the job at a defined level of performance.
• Time study is a structured process of directly observing and measuring
human work using a timing device to establish the time required for
completion of the work by a qualified worker when working at a defined
level of performance.
• Time study is a tried and tested method of work measurement for
setting basic times and hence standard times for carrying out specified
work. The aim of time study is to establish a time for a qualified worker to
perform specified work under stated conditions and at a defined rate of
working.
• Time Study is concerned to find out the standard time for performing a
task.
Qualified worker means a worker who possesses the skills, knowledge, and
abilities to perform the essential functions of a job.
What is Motion Study?
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