Divided into two major areas of study – work systems and work methods, measurement and management – this guidebook provides up-to-date, quantitative coverage of work systems and how work is analyzed and designed. Thorough, broad-based coverage addresses nearly all of the traditional topics of industrial engineering that relate to work systems and work science. The author’s quantitative approach summarizes many aspects of work systems, operations analysis and work measurement using mathematical equations and quantitative examples.

Features

Work systems discussion – Includes topics such as worker-machine systems, assembly lines, service operations, office work, projects and material handling.
Work methods, measurement and management coverage –Addresses methods engineering, operations analysis, facilities planning, time study, ergonomics, lean production, six sigma quality programs, work organization and compensation systems.
Thirty chapters are organized into six parts – Work Systems and How They Work; Methods Engineering and Layout Planning; Time Study and Work Measurement; New Approaches in Process Improvement and Work Management; Ergonomics and Human Factors in the Workplace and Traditional Topics in Work Management.
Unique historical notes – Provide a valuable perspective on the various techniques and topics discussed.
Emphasis on the management aspects of work – Covers topics such as organization theory, wage administration, worker motivation and job evaluation.
Broadened scope of time and motion study – Addresses the systems by which work is accomplished, such as worker-machine systems, manufacturing cells, assembly lines, projects and office work pools.
Extensive problem sets and review questions – Features nearly 500 end-of-chapter review questions and more than 400 end-of-chapter problems.
Historical notes – Provide a historical perspective of the various techniques and topics.
Solid instructional support – Features an online, downloadable solutions manual with answers to all review questions and solutions to all problems, plus a complete set of PowerPoint slides covering all chapters.
Distinct coverage of ergonomics – Addresses physical ergonomics, cognitive ergonomics, work environment and safety separately from the traditional techniques of methods engineering (such as charting techniques and motion economy principles).

Table of Content

Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION, Part I Work Systems and How They Work
Chapter 2 MANUAL WORK AND WORKER-MACHINE SYSTEMS
Chapter 3 WORK FLOW, BATCH PROCESSING and WORK CELLS
Chapter 4 MANUAL ASSEMBLY LINES
Chapter 5 LOGISTICS OPERATIONS
Chapter 6 SERVICE OPERATIONS AND OFFICE WORK
Chapter 7 PROJECTS AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT Part II Methods Engineering and Layout Planning
Chapter 8 INTRODUCTION TO METHODS ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS ANALYSIS
Chapter 9 CHARTING AND DIAGRAMMING TECHNIQUES FOR OPERATIONS ANALYSIS
Chapter 10 MOTION STUDY AND WORK DESIGN
Chapter 11 FACILITY LAYOUT PLANNING AND DESIGN Part III Time Study and Work Measurement
Chapter 12 INTRODUCTION TO WORK MEASUREMENT
Chapter 13 DIRECT TIME STUDY Chapter 14 PREDETERMINED MOTION TIME SYSTEMS
Chapter 15 STANDARD DATA SYSTEMS
Chapter 16 WORK SAMPLING
Chapter 17 COMPUTERIZED WORK MEASUREMENT AND STANDARDS MAINTENANCE
Chapter 18 THE ECONOMICS AND APPLICATIONS OF TIME STANDARDS
Chapter 19 LEARNING CURVES PART IV New Approaches in Process Improvement and Work Management
Chapter 20 LEAN PRODUCTION
Chapter 21 SIX SIGMA AND OTHER QUALITY PROGRAMS Part V Ergonomics and Human Factors in the Workplace
Chapter 22 INTRODUCTION TO ERGONOMICS AND HUMAN FACTORS
Chapter 23 PHYSICAL ERGONOMICS: WORK PHYSIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOMETRY
Chapter 24 COGNITIVE ERGONOMICS: THE HUMAN SENSORY SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING
Chapter 25 THE PHYSICAL WORK ENVIRONMENT
Chapter 26 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH Part VI Traditio