Relationships among Quality, Price, Market share, and Cost Quality and Price Many believe that higher quality can only be produced at a higher cost; therefore, they assume that higher prices imply higher quality. This is not always the case. Research studies have found that when other factors such as brand name, store image, product […]
Quality in Manufacturing and Service Systems Quality in Manufacturing Systems In manufacturing, quality is an important component of all functions. For example, effective market research is necessary to determine customer needs and identify functional requirements for product designers. Product designers must take care to neither overengineer (resulting in inefficient use of a firm’s resources) […]
Quality Meaning Quality is a subjective term for which each person or sector has its own definition.In business, engineering and manufacturing, quality has a pragmatic interpretation as the non-inferiority or superiority of something; it is also defined as fitness for purpose. Quality is a perceptual, conditional, and somewhat subjective attribute and may be understood […]
Principles of Motion Economy The principles of motion economy form a set of rules and suggestions to improve the manual work in manufacturing and reduce fatigue and unnecessary movements by the worker, which can lead to the reduction in the work related trauma. The principles of motion economy were first used by Frank Gilbreth, who listed them as ‘rules for motion […]
Method Study Procedure This procedure involves seven basic steps as follows : 1. SELECT Select the work to be studied and define its boundaries. There are three factors that should be kept in mind when selecting a job. i. Economic Factor It is obviously a waste of time to start or to continue a long […]
Method Study Meaning Method Study is the first of the two main divisions of w0rk study and is concerned with the way in which work is done. Method study is essentially used for finding better ways of doing work. It is a technique for cost reduction. The philosophy of method study is that ‘there […]
Pioneers of Performance Measurement Measurement is in the realm of mathematics. It is about keeping track, about establishing dimensions. Some of the earliest measurement activities in human history track back to 35,000 B.C. and 9,000-6,500 B.C. . Researchers consider them the first measurement tools in human history used for measuring intervals of time In […]
Advantages of Work Study It helps to achieve the smooth production flow with minimum interruptions. It helps to reduce the cost of the product by eliminating waste and unnecessary operations. Better work management relations Meets the delivery commitment. Reduction in rejections and scrap and higher utilization of resources of the organization. Helps to achieve […]
Importance of Work Study 1. Work study is a means of enhancing the production efficiency(productivity) of the firm by elimination of waste and unnecessary operations. 2. It is a techniques to identify non-value adding operations by investigation of all the factors affecting the job. 3. It is the only accurate and systematic procedure oriented […]
Procedure/Steps involved in Work Study The basic procedure of work study is as follows: Select the job or process to be suited. Record from direct observation everything that happens in order to obtain data for analysis. Examine the recorded facts critically and challenge everything that is done,considering in turn:the purpose of activity,the place where it […]
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