3:15 PM
Definition
Work Study is the
systematic examination of the method of caring on activities so as to improve
the effective use of resources and to set up standard of performance for the
activities being carried out.
Work Study is the
systematic examination of an operation or process to ensure the best possible
use of the human & material resources available.
Aims of Work Study:
ü To
eliminate wastage time & labor.
ü Improve
productivity.
ü Simplify
method of work.
ü To
reduce fatigue & boredom of work.
ü To
find the best way of the job.
ü To
have the more utilization of machineries & worker.
ü To
improve the design of the work place layout.
ü To
standardize the method obtained after conducting the method study.
ü To
train the individual operators or its practice as per standard methods.
Advantages of Work Study:
ü Continuous
improvement
ü Method
of reduce wastage
ü Use
of resources effectively
ü Improve
the professional life
ü Exceeding
customer expectation
What
is the scope of Work Study?
Now let us look at the total procedure of
work-study, containing of method study and time study in details in the form of
a flow chart.
Work-study can be used
to measure the following:
1) Machine Efficiency losses by cause
2) Loss of labour utilization by cause
3) Percentage utilization of plant and equipment.
In the industrial
situation the purpose of work-study is to provide management with information
to make decisions. Some of these decisions or purposes are-
1. To set the standards of production and production efficiency
so that they can monitor
their won performance.
their won performance.
2. To increase productivity and reduce costs.
Data established by work-study can be used,
1. In planning production.
2. In costing products.
3. To provide production standards per worker or per
machine.
4. To determine optimum machine assignments and lay out
(i.e. the number of automatic
machines which one operative can attend)
machines which one operative can attend)
5. To determine correct staffing levels for a specified
volume of production.
6. To provide the basis for constructing incentive
schemes.
.jpg)
No comments
Post a Comment