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TIME MOTION STUDY [1 record]

Record 1 2009-08-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Operations Research and Management
  • Work Study
DEF

A check on the time taken by an employee to do any particular task in order to see whether it can be done more efficiently. [Klein, Gerald. Dictionary of Banking. Pitman Publishing, 1995].

OBS

Determining the one best way of doing things, adopting labor-saving machinery, and developing procedures which control action.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recherche et gestion opérationnelles
  • Étude du travail
DEF

Analyse des méthodes, outillages et équipements utilisés, et détermination des temps requis en vue d'une plus grande rationalisation et d'un accroissement de la productivité.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Investigación y gestión operacionales
  • Estudio del trabajo
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