Description
This course includes the methods used in determining the most effective utilization of effort in human activity systems; work methods, analysis and design; micromotion analysis; human and rating factors; predetermined time systems; work samplings; computer-aided time study; learning curves; lean concepts; fundamentals of line balancing; worker compensation.
Lab and Tutorials:
The course requires practice and problem-solving training during tutorials.
Literature:
• Motion and Time Study; Design and Measurement of Work; Ralph M. Barnes, 7th Ed., John Wiley & Sons; 1980
