Time study is the one element in scientific management beyond all others making possible the transfer of skill
from management to men.. Frederick W. Taylor
Motion and Time Study
Operations Management 345 Mayra Calderon Dr. Foster
May 2003
Overview
Motion and Time Study Defined
History
Details about Motion and Time Study Motion and Time Study in your organization Real World Example Summary of Presentation Reading List
What is Motion and Time Study
Motion Study is designed to determine to best way to complete a repetitive job
Time Study measures how long it takes an average worker to complete a task at a normal pace
History of Motion and Time Study
Frank B. Gilbreth, Lillian M Gilbreth
-1885, he begun to develop motion study
Frederick W. Taylor
-1881, he started to develop time study
History of Motion and Time Study
Used Separately
Became interrelated
History of Motion Study
Bricklaying
Tools Used
Motion camera
History of Time Study
Started at a machine shop home with his family
Tools
Stopwatch & Clipboard
Tools Used Today.
Computers Bar codes Accustudy Software
Details of Motion and Time Study
Motion Study
Improve methods It measures distance, or how much you move to do a job, and how much you get done in a period of time
Time study
Establish standards Looked at the average time it took an average worker
Computing Standards
Estimating Performance records Stopwatch time study Standard data Time study formulas Work sampling schedules Queuing theory
How to use Motion and Time Study in your Organization
Manufacturing Office Banks Department Stores Hospitals
How do you decide if you need to do a Motion and Time Study
Are costs too high(is there a problem)? Why is there a problem? How can it be solved? Which alternative is better? Choose the best alternative
Real World Example A Company Using Time Study
Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center Problem
HR Personnel was not very accessible to employees at the hospital Hard to reach the right person to answer questions Inefficient voice-mail system
Real World Example A Company Using Time Study
Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center
Tools Used
Bar-coding system Computer
Other
Determining the busiest time of the day Establishing categories
Real World Example A Company Using Time Study
Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center
Discoveries
Majority of calls were for appointments Many calls from outside sources for job verification
Results Continued..
Implementations
New systems New positions Improving service and costs
Motion and Time Study Problem
There is a group of students stuffing envelopes. They have to put three different color-coded pages in the envelopes(red, white, orange).
Motion and Time Study Problem
Operation inserting the color page
1 cycle
2 cycle
3 cycle
T (min)
RF
NT
Color Red
0.02
0.06
0.03
0.036
1.15
0.0414
Color White
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
1.05
0.0315
Color Orange
0.02
0.05
0.07
0.046
1.00
0.046
Motion and Time Study Problem
Compute the standard time
Compute number of envelopes stuffed in one hour
Solution
To compute the standard time
Adjust the normal cycle with an allowance factor of 10 percent ST= (NT)(1-AF) = (.1189)(1-.10) =.1070 min
To compute number of envelopes in one hour
60 min/.1070min/envelope= 560 envelopes an hour
Summary of Presentation
This presentation looks at Motion and Time Study as a method to reduce costs and increase productivity. The history of Motion and Time Study Details of Motion and Time Study
Summary of Presentation
Reasons to implement Motion and Time Study in your organization The use of Motion and Time Study at Cooper Hospital/University Center An Exercise
Reading List
Aharonson-Daniel, L.; Fung, H.;Hedley, A.J., Time studies in A&E departments- a useful tool for management, Journal of Management in Medicine, Hong Kong. 1996. Vol. 10, Issue 3. Anonymous, Program boosts efficiency of time-&-motion studies, Plastics Engineering, Brookfield Center. April 2002. Vol. 58, Issue 4. Barnes, Ralph Mosser, Motion and Time Study, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Los Angeles,CA.1980. Dossett, Royal J., Work-measured labor standards- The state of the art, Industrial Engineering, Norcross. April 1995. Vol. 27, Issue 4. Hayes, John R., Memo busters, Forbes, New York. April 1995. Vol. 155, Issue 9.
Reading List Continued.
Koepfer, Chris, Automating time studies, Modern Machine Shop, Cincinnati. September 2002. Vol. 75, Issue 4. Niebel, Benjamin W., Motion and Time Study, Richard D. Irwin, Inc., Homewood, Ill. 1988. Russell, Roberta S.; Taylor, Bernard W., Operations Management, Prentice Hall Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ.2003. Stevens, Larry, Time Study Prompts New HR Efficiencies, Personnel Journal, Santa Monica. April 1994. Vol. 73, Issue 4.
