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?

    <p>To plan and schedule production</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the uses of work measurement data?

    <p>Manpower planning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the outcome of work measurement studies?

    <p>Identification of wasted resources</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary objective of work measurement?

    <p>To establish the time taken for a qualified worker to carry out a specified job</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the definition of work according to the text?

    <p>An activity in which a person exerts physical and mental effort to accomplish a given task or perform a duty</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the focus of work system in industrial engineering?

    <p>To represent the central theme in the discipline of industrial engineering</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>To establish the time taken for a qualified worker to carry out a specified job</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>To apply certain skills and knowledge to complete the task or duty successfully</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the output of a work system?

    <p>A product or service</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary goal of work measurement?

    <p>To collect real data about actual events</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Analysis, data collection and measurement, and synthesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>To obtain time standards that apply under known conditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Standard elemental times</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>The normal pace of the average worker</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is timely information important in work measurement?

    <p>To make informed decisions</p> Signup and view all the answers

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