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Work organization and methods engineering for productivity / D.R. Kiran.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Kidlington, Oxford ; Cambridge, Massachusetts : Butterworth-Heinemann, an imprint of Elsevier, 2020Description: xxvi, 329 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780128199565
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Ebook version :: No titleDDC classification:
  • 658.5 K63w 23
LOC classification:
  • T60.2 .K57 2020
Contents:
Introduction -- History and development of work study -- The concepts of productivity -- Factors affecting productivity -- System approach to productivity -- Method study-select -- Method study -record -- Examine and develop -- Method study - define, install and maintain -- Methods study as a necessary tool for productivity improvement - a case study -- Kaizen and continuous improvement -- Terminology used in Japanese management practices -- Principles of motion economy -- Work measurement -- Micro motion study -- Ergonomics and work study -- Work sampling -- Value analysis -- Material layout planning -- Work study on clerical operations -- Resistance to change -- Industrial engineer's role as a consultant.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- History and development of work study -- The concepts of productivity -- Factors affecting productivity -- System approach to productivity -- Method study-select -- Method study -record -- Examine and develop -- Method study - define, install and maintain -- Methods study as a necessary tool for productivity improvement - a case study -- Kaizen and continuous improvement -- Terminology used in Japanese management practices -- Principles of motion economy -- Work measurement -- Micro motion study -- Ergonomics and work study -- Work sampling -- Value analysis -- Material layout planning -- Work study on clerical operations -- Resistance to change -- Industrial engineer's role as a consultant.

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