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a symbolic chart that shows the sequence of operations and tasks
performed by
a table of random numbers with many uses; in the context of
Chapter 7, it is used
to establish random times for making observations in work
sampling.
standard times for jobs or tasks derived from historical data,
rather than from
the difference between normal time and standard time, which
consists of planned
the observed time adjusted by a rating factor for the worker's
performance orincreasing the level of responsibility of an employee
as a motivation towards
a widely used method of work measurement, developed by F. W.
Taylor, for
establishing the standard times for relatively small repetitive
tasks.
a factor assigned by an analyst reflecting a judgment as to
whether the worker
groups empowered to make certain changes in the work
processes.
the proportion of time that the workers are taking breaks, or
experiencing delays,
the average of the measured times for a task.
the use of motion pictures and slow motion to study motions that
otherwise would
a chart that displays the portions of a work cycle in which the
worker and the
the incorporation of human factors in the design of the
workplace.
systems of compensation based on the amount of clock time an
employee works.
assigning tasks and planning the working environment and system
for an
employee or a group of employees, taking into account the costs
and benefits of
a technique for studying the human motions needed to perform an
operation or
series of tasks, developed originally by Frank and Lillian
Gilbreth.studying the requirements of a job in order to propose new
and possibly better
the normal time plus an allowance for breaks, maintenance,
etc.
giving an employee a greater number of tasks without a
corresponding shift to
compensation based on the amount of output which an employee
produced
a statistical technique for estimating the proportion of time
that a worker or
a pay system used by organizations to reward employees who
undergo training
work that concentrates on some aspect of a product or
service.
an elementary unit of human motion in a motion study: common
therbligs are
search select, grasp, hold, transport loaded, and release
load.
the federal agency that has the responsibility for administering
laws relating to
varying assignments among a group of employees by shifting tasks
and
stopwatch time study.
