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Work Measurement
Industrial Engineering

Work Measurement

Methods used to determine the time a qualified worker should need to perform a defined task at a specified performance level.

Examples

  1. 01Work measurement is used to set time standards for the new assembly line before the first operator is hired.
  2. 02The work measurement results are checked by repeating the study on a different shift with different operators.
  3. 03With reliable work measurement, the plant can compare two alternative methods with real numbers instead of opinions.

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