Work Measurement (n.) The application of techniques designed to establish the time for a qualified worker to carry out a specified job at a defined level of performance.
The basic approach of Work Measurement is to follow a simple five-step procedure:
- SELECT the tasks
- RECORD the facts
- ANALYSE them
- CALCULATE basic and standard times for the task
- AGREE the method and its related time
The most commonly used methods of work measurement are:
1. Stopwatch time study
2. Historical times
3. Predetermined data
4. Activity work sampling