EMM 314: Manufacturing Work Study First Semester Examination

Opens on why methods study is applied in manufacturing and in services and what work measurement achieves, then sets a machine operation with movements to and from stores and a wait at an inspection bench: construct the process chart, analyse it against the principles of motion economy and simplify it. Asks what is considered when selecting a job for direct time study, and computes standard time per piece from a three-day work sampling study with recorded observations of manual work, machine work and idle time at a stated performance rating and allowance. Closes on the advantages of work sampling over time study, work study as an aid to management, the same assembly line balance over an eight hour shift, the areas where methods study improves work methods, and the predetermined time study approach.