Overview

Work Organization and Methods Engineering for Productivity provides an introduction to, and practical advice on, assessing methods of working to achieve maximum output and efficiency. The main focus of the book is on the ‘work study’, which helps to increase the productivity of men, machines and materials. We are currently seeing a lot of disruptive advancement in industrial operations caused by technologies, including artificial intelligence and IoT. Against this technological backdrop, and with ever increasing focus on value, the fundamental understanding of how to analyze and organize the workplace for productivity is more important than ever. Case studies and illustrations throughout make this book a much have for managers with responsibility for production and planning in industry.

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Author:   D.R. Kiran (International Consultant in Industrial Engineering and Management, India)
Publisher:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Imprint:   Butterworth-Heinemann Inc
Weight:   0.570kg
ISBN:  

9780128199565

ISBN 10:   0128199563
Pages:   356
Publication Date:   17 February 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. History and development of work study 3. The concepts of productivity 4. Factors affecting productivity 5. System approach to productivity 6. Method study - select 7. Method study - record 8. Examine and develop 9. Method study - define, install and maintain 10. Methods study as a necessary tool for productivity improvement - a case study 11. Kaizen and continuous improvement 12. Terminology used in Japanese management practices 13. Principles of motion economy 14. Work measurement 15. Micro motion study 16. Ergonomics and work study 17. Work sampling 18. Value analysis 19. Material layout planning 20. Work study on clerical operations 21. Resistance to change 22. Industrial engineer’s role as a consultant

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D.R Kiran has forty years of experience in both industry and academia. He has held a range of management positions including Planning Manager of Rallifan (CF division), World Bank Adviser/Instructor for Transport Managers in Tanzania, and the Principal of PMR Institute of Technology, Chennai. In Universities he has taught subjects including Total Quality Management, Professional Ethics and Maintenance Engineering Management. He is the author of 2 books, and numerous journal articles, and was presented with the coveted Bharat Excellence Award and Gold Medal for Excellence in Education in New Delhi in 2006.

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