WORK STUDY PROCEDURE:

WORK STUDY PROCEDURE:





Procedure



Work-study is a systematic job procedure. There are many objects to be studied systematically to carry out the most economical result. The procedure will be continued step by step for view. Let’s see the below



Select: Select the task to be studied.

Record: Record or collect all relevant data about the task or process, using the most suitable data co*-/+9llection techniques (Example, in ------), so the data will be in the most convenient form to be analyzed.

Examine: Examine the recorded facts critically (Details in -----), challenge everything that is done, considering in turn- *the purpose of the activity *the place where it is performed *the sequence in which it is done *the person who is doing it and *by which it is done.

Developing: Develop the most economic method and drawing as appropriate techniques on the contribution of those concerned (managers, supervisors, workers and others specialist)

Evaluate: Evaluate different alternatives to developing a new improved method comparing the cost effectiveness of the selected new method with the current method of performance.

Training: To be trained up the people who will perform this developed task as a basic operator.

Install: Install the new method as an agreed practice with the allotted time of operation.

Maintain: Maintain and establish control procedure by monitoring the results & comparing them with the original targets.



Work Study Techniqu



There are two primary systematic techniques used by work study practitioner-

Method Study: -------- the systematic recording and critical examination of activities in order to make improvements.

Work measurement: -----------the application of techniques designed to establish the time for a qualified worker to carry out a task to a specified method.







METHOD STUDY 01



Definition and basic 8 steps





The basic approach to method study consists of the following 8 steps.



These eight steps constitute the logical procedure that a work study specialist could normally apply. In practice, however, the procedure is not as straightforward as it is presented here. For example, when measuring the results achieved by the new method one may find that the resulting cost-effectiveness may be negligible and does not warrant the added investment in time and effort to develop the perceived method. In this case the work study person may have to go back to the drawing-board

examine the job once more and try to develop another improved method.

In other circumstances experience with new improved method may bring to the surface new problem, in which case the process of examination, development and subsequent steps has to be repeated again.



Select the task to be studied

There are three factors that should be kept in mind when selecting a task

1. Economic or cost-effective consideration

2. Technical consideration

3. Human consideration



Economic or cost-effective consideration

It is obviously a waste of time to start or to continue a long investigation if the economic importance of a task is small or if it is one that is not expected to run for long. Let’s go for example directly







Let us assume that a certain enterprise produces 20 different products and each of these products generates a certain profit. By listing the annual production and profit contribution one obtains the results shown in above table.

The next step consists of rearranging these items in descending order of importance according to profit. The result would then appear like below table:



Pareto analysis step 1: Profit contribution of products





B. CHARTs

There is a very fruitful technique for examination is called critical questioning technique where consists 2 part of questioning, one is primary questioning technique and other one is secondary questioning technique. * This questioning technique is the means by which the critical examination is conducted, each activity being subjected in turn to a systematic & progressive series of questions.* There are many problem solving techniques available but the fundamental questions listed below will generate solutions when applied with a critical nature


PURPOSE



Primary What is done?

Why is it done?

Secondary

What else might be done?

What should be done?



PLACE



Primary Where is it done?



Why is it done there?



Secondary

Where else might it be done?



Where should it be done?



SEQUENCE

Primary When is it done?

Why is it done then?

Secondary

When might it be done?

When should it be done?