REFA
Industrial Engineering
REFA
German
German industrial-engineering methodology for work design, time data, process analysis and operational organization.
Examples
- 01Using the REFA method, the engineer splits a work task into phases and records times for planning the new line.
- 02The works council reviews REFA time data and the observation method before new performance-related pay rates are agreed.
- 03REFA analysis shows that 18 % of the shift is spent on non-value-adding waiting, which becomes the focus of the next workshop.