WORK STUDY

BY: SHOBHIT KUMAR

 Frame Work Of Work study

Work Study

Method Study
Work Measurement

Motion Study Time Study

Higher Productivity
 ACCORDING TO ILO

• Work study is the technique of method study

and work measurement employed to ensure the
best possible use of human and material
resources in carrying out a specified activity.
 WORK STUDY
• Work Study is the study of the work.
• By the help of work study the work can be divided &
made simpler.
• Management tool to achieve higher productivity.
• Concerned with human manual work & establishment
of standard of performance.
• The aim is to improve the production process by the
effective utilization of all the resources.
• It analyses both the method and duration of the work
involved in a process
 COMPONENTS OF WORK STUDY
Procedure of Method Study
 Select the task to be studied.
 Collection, recording, presentation of
facts.
 Analyze the facts.
 Develop new methods.
 Install the new method
 Maintain methods.
Procedure of Work Measurement
 Select the task to be studied.
 Record the facts.
 Analyze the facts
 Measure the task.
 Define method & related time
 Maintain the work.
 OBJECTIVES OF THE WORK STUDY

• Measurement of work.
• Analyzing the weakness in process.
• Economical way of doing work.
• Efficient use of human effort & existing plant.
• Ensure proper performance of employee.
• To recommend & implement the desired improvements in work methods.
• To standardize the methods, material & equipment used in production
process.
• Initiate and maintain incentive bonus scheme.
 IMPORTANCE OF WORK STUDY

• Increase in productivity.
• Systematic study.
• It establishes standard of work and
performance.
• Save cost of production.
• Effective utilization of all resources.
• Results in enhanced safety.
Method Study
Method Of Method Study
SELECT

RECORD

EXAMINE

DEVELOP

EVALUATE

DEFINE

INSTALL

MAINTAIN
 METHOD STUDY
• According to British Standards Institution ( BS 3138):
 Method study is the systematic recording and critical
examination of existing and proposed ways of doing work, as a
means of developing and applying easier and more effective
methods and reducing costs.
• Method study is examination of work performance and
rearrangement of work to give better result in less
efforts and time.
• Method study is the process of subjecting work to
systematic, critical scrutiny in order to make it more
effective and more effective.
 AREAS OF METHOD STUDY
• Determining the correct sequence
• Improved layout
• Utilization of man & machine.
• To select the material of right specification.
• Right selection of tools
• Reduce defectiveness.
• Economy in human efforts
• Better physical environment