What is Work Measurement and it's techniques? Procedure of work measurement

Work measurement

Work measurement is the application of techniques designed to establish the time for a qualified worker to carry out a task at a defined rate of working.

                - Eliminate ineffective time.

                - Set standard times for carrying out the work.

Work measurement particularly time study acquired a bad reputation in the past, especially in trade union circles.

                - Directed exclusively to reducing the ineffective time within the control of the operatives                      by setting standards of performance.

Ineffective time within the control of management was virtually ignored

                - Lack of raw materials

                - Plant breakdowns

“Elimination of ineffective time due to management shortcomings precede any attack on the ineffective time within the control of the workers”

Uses of work measurement

v  To compare the efficiency of alternative methods

v  To balance the work of members of teams

v  To determine, in association with worker and machine multiple activity

v  To provide the basis for the choice of a better layout and process planning

v  To provide information to estimate for tenders, selling prices and delivery dates

v  To set standards of machine utilization and labor performance (incentive scheme)

v  To provide information for labor-cost control

The basic procedure

v  Select (work to be studied)

v  Record (relevant data)

v  Examine (ensure most effective method and motions)

v  Measure (quantity of work involved)

v  Compile (standard time for the operation)

v  Define (series of activities and method of operation)

The techniques of work measurement

v  Work sampling

v  Structured estimating

v  Time study

v  Predetermined time standards (PTS)

v  Standard data.