Work Measurement in Operations Management

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What is the primary objective of work measurement in an organization?

To discover and eliminate lost or ineffective time (correct)

To provide a basis for incentives

To compare performances among employees

To reduce production costs

What is the term used to describe the amount of time taken by a well-trained worker to produce one unit of output?

Productivity rate

Performance appraisal

Work measurement

Work standard (correct)

What is one of the reasons for measuring work?

To increase production capacity

To provide bonuses to employees

To set operating goals and objectives (correct)

To punish employees for underperformance

What is the purpose of work measurement data in production planning and scheduling?

To plan and schedule production (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the uses of work measurement data?

Manpower planning (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the outcome of work measurement studies?

Identification of wasted resources (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary objective of work measurement?

To establish the time taken for a qualified worker to carry out a specified job (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of work according to the text?

An activity in which a person exerts physical and mental effort to accomplish a given task or perform a duty (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of work system in industrial engineering?

To represent the central theme in the discipline of industrial engineering (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of time study in work measurement?

To establish the time taken for a qualified worker to carry out a specified job (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of a worker in a work system?

To apply certain skills and knowledge to complete the task or duty successfully (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the output of a work system?

A product or service (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of work measurement?

To collect real data about actual events (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the common three-stage procedure used in work measurement systems?

Analysis, data collection and measurement, and synthesis (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of converting data to target data in work measurement?

To obtain time standards that apply under known conditions (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for time standards derived from a firm's historical data?

Standard elemental times (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main consideration in determining time values in work measurement?

The normal pace of the average worker (D) Signup and view all the answers

Why is timely information important in work measurement?

To make informed decisions (B) Signup and view all the answers