Method Study
Method Study
Method Study
Prepared by Prof. Neepa
Patel
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1. Work Study
2. Method Study
3. Various Charts
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Recording Technics used in Method Study
Method Study Tools
Operation Delay
Transportation Storage
Inspection
Example-2
Example-2
The customer, the clerk, and the coffee grinder (machine) are involved in this
operation. It required 1 minute and 10 seconds for the customer to purchase a
pound of coffee in this particular store. During this time the customer spent 22
seconds, or 31 percent of the time, giving the clerk his order, receiving the ground
coffee, and paying the clerk for it. He was idle during the remaining 69 percent of
the time. The clerk worked 49 seconds, or 70 percent of the time, and was idle 21
seconds, or 30 percent of the time. The coffee grinder was in operation 21
seconds, or 30 percent of the time, and was idle 70 percent of the time.
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Man-Machine Chart--Example-3
Micro-motion Study:
Micro motion study technique is best suited for
those operations or activities which are of short
duration and which are repeated hundreds of
time. For example : packaging work
These are the operations or motions which
require very small time and it is quite difficult to
measure time for these motions accurately and the
time required by these motions cannot be
neglected due to repetitive operations.
Micro-motion Study:
“Thus micro motion study is the technique of
recording and analysing the timing of basic elements
of an operation with the objective of achieving the best
method of performing the operation.” Such repetitive
short cycle operations involve quick hand movements
which cannot be accurately
Short cycle operations require to be studied for
microscopic motions e.g., operation of picking up a nut
from bin, grasp nut and move hand back to assembly
position.
Micro-motion Study:
Micro motion study is one of the most accurate techniques
of work analysis used for work improvement. It makes use
of motion pictures of the different activities or movement,
with the help of camera. Very small time upto 0.0005
minute can be measured and recorded by this system.
When picture camera is utilized, the procedure is known as
“MICRO-MOTION STUDY”. The motion time data from the
film is transferred to simo chart. The simo chart data can
be further analyzed for the purpose of work place layout or
method improvement.
Micro-motion Study:
This technique was developed by Frank Gilbreth who
considered that an operation consists of minute elements
which may be repetitive or non repetitive. He termed these
elements THERBLIG (after his name Gilbreth if spelt bank
word is Therblig).
Micro-motion study is group of techniques based on the
idea of dividing human activity into division of movements
or group of movements (Therbligs) according to propose
for which they are made.
Each therbligs has a specific colour, symbol and letter for
recording purposes.