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Role of Industrial Engineer in unionized manufacturing

1 Comment / INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING, Lean Manufacturing, Work Study / Umang Kumar Singh

This article is written by Umang Kumar Singh. The role of an Industrial Engineer in a unionized manufacturing environment is unavoidable, as it clear misunderstandings among workers, align both workers and management with company goals, and strengthens the relationship between them. Everyone knows Industrial engineering as Resource Allocation Optimizer, Waste Reducer and Process Efficiency Increasing […]

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Manpower calculation for office clerical jobs using Analytical estimation

Leave a Comment / Work Study / Vivek N Unni

You thoroughly analyzed the quantum of work volume at the factory floor, line balancing every possible production line and streamlining each movement/ activity of the shop floor workers. You were able to lower production costs by a healthy margin. The top Manager heaps praise on you in the production meeting and presents you with an

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Rating in Time and Motion study

Leave a Comment / Work Study / Melvin Vincent

This article explains what is rating and how to do rating in time and motion study. This article is related to the article on Direct stopwatch time study, which explains about how to do time study. Ok let’s dive into our subject. What is rating Rating is the one of the steps conducted during time

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How to do time study using Time study sheet.

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We have prepared an online time study sheet, for conducting time study easily, accurately, quickly and by anybody. The following instructions are for using time study sheet published in this website. Before starting time study we recommend you to read and study the article on Direct stopwatch time study Click here for Time Study Sheet

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Work Sampling

2 Comments / Work Study / Vivek N Unni

Work Sampling is an Industrial Engineering tool for analyzing work. By analyzing the work through work sampling, we will be able to calculate the amount of work content in terms of percentage of available working time and also it can be used to evaluate the proportions of total time of work devoted to the various

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Direct Stopwatch Time Study

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Time study is a structured process of directly observing and measuring time required for completing a manual or machine work. Its done with the help of a timing device to establish the time required for completion of the work by a qualified worker, when working at a defined level of performance. The name ‘direct stopwatch

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