A time and motion study (or time-motion study) is a business efficiency technique combining the Time Study work of Frederick Winslow Taylor with the Motion Study work of Frank and Lillian Gilbreth (the same couple as is best known through the biographical 1950 film and book Cheaper by the Dozen). It is a major part of scientific management (Taylor...
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in the evaluation of industrial performance, analysis of the time spent in going through the different motions of a job or series of jobs. ... [6 related articles]
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Process of analysis applied to a job or number of jobs to check the efficiency of the work method, equipment used, and the worker. Its findings are used to improve performance. Time and motion...
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The study and analysis of a specific job within an organisation, the results of which are used to improve efficiency and production
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n] - an analysis of a specific job in an effort to find the most efficient method in terms of time and effort
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time-and-motion study noun an analysis of a specific job in an effort to find the most efficient method in terms of time and effort
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Process of analysis applied to a job or number of jobs to check the efficiency of the work method, equipment used, and the worker. Its findings are used to improve performance. Time and motion studies were introduced in the USA by Frederick Taylor at the beginning of the 20th century. Since then, the practice has spread throughout the industrialize...
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