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Work Design and Measurement
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Learning Objectives (1 of 2)
You should be able to:
7.1 Explain the importance of work design
7.2 Compare and contrast the two basic approaches to job design
7.3 Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of standardization
7.4 Describe behavioral approaches to job design
7.5 Discuss the impact of working conditions on job design
7.6 Compare the advantages and disadvantages of time-based and output-based pay systems
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Learning Objectives (2 of 2)
7.7 Explain the purpose of methods analysis and describe how methods studies are performed
7.8 Describe four commonly used techniques for motion study
7.9 Define a standard time
7.10 Describe and compare time study methods and perform calculations
7.11 Describe work sampling and perform calculations
7.12 Compare stopwatch time study and work sampling
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Learning Objective 7.1
Job Design (1 of 2)
Job design
The act of specifying the contents and methods of jobs
What will be done in a job
Who will do the job
How the job will be done
Where the job will be done
Importance
Organization’s are dependent on human efforts to accomplish their goals
Many job design topics are relevant to continuous and productivity improvement
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Learning Objective 7.1
Job Design (2 of 2)
Objectives
Productivity
Safety
Quality of work life
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Learning Objective 7.2
Efficiency versus Behavioral Job Design
Efficiency School
Emphasizes a systematic, logical approach to job design
A refinement of Frederick Winslow Taylor’s scientific management concepts
Behavioral School
Emphasizes satisfaction of needs and wants of employees
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Learning Objective 7.3
Specialization
Specialization
Work that concentrates on some aspect of a product or service
| Advantages | |
| For management: Simplifies training High productivity Low wage costs | For employees: Low education and skill requirements Minimum responsibility Little mental effort needed |
| Disadvantages | |
| For management: Difficult to motivate quality Worker dissatisfaction, possibly resulting in absenteeism, high turnover, disruptive tactics, poor attention to quality | For employees: Monotonous work Limited opportunities for advancement Little control over work Little opportunity for self-fulfillment |
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Learning Objective 7.4
Behavioral Approaches to Job Design
Job Enlargement
Giving a worker a larger portion of the total task by horizontal loading
Job Rotation
Workers periodically exchange jobs
Job Enrichment
Increasing responsibility for planning and coordination tasks, by vertical loading
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Motivation
Motivation is a key factor in many aspects of work life
Influences quality and productivity
Contributes to the work environment
Trust is an important factor that affects motivation
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Teams (1 of 2)
Teams take a variety of forms:
Short-term team
Formed to collaborate on a topic or solve a problem
Long-term teams
Self-directed teams
Groups empowered to make certain changes in their work processes
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Teams (2 of 2)
Benefits of teams
Higher quality
Higher productivity
Greater worker satisfaction
Team problems
Some managers feel threatened
Conflicts between team members
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Learning Objective 7.5
Quality of Work Life
Quality of work life affects not only workers’ overall sense of well-being and contentment, but also their productivity
Important aspects of quality of work life:
How a worker gets along with co-workers
Quality of management
Working conditions
Compensation
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Compensation
It is important for organizations to develop suitable compensation plans for their employees
Compensation approaches
Time-based systems
Output-based systems
Incentive systems
Knowledge-based systems
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Compensation Systems
Time-based system
Compensation based on time an employee has worked during the pay period
Output-based (incentive) system
Compensation based on amount of output an employee produced during the pay period
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Learning Objective 7.6
Comparing Compensation Approaches
| Management | Worker | |
| TIME-BASED Advantages | Stable labor costs Easy to administer Simple to compute pay Stable Output | Stable pay Less pressure to produce than under output system |
| Disadvantages | No incentive for workers to increase output | Extra efforts not rewarded |
| OUTPUT-BASED Advantages | Lower cost per unit Greater output | Pay related to efforts Opportunity to earn more |
| Disadvantages | Wage computation more difficult Need to measure output Quality may suffer Difficult to incorporate wage increases Increased problems with scheduling | Pay fluctuates Workers may be penalized because of factors beyond their control (e.g., machine breakdown) |
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Individual and Group Incentive Plans
Individual incentive plans
Straight piecework
Worker’s pay is a direct linear function of his or her output
Minimum wage legislation has reduced their popularity
Base rate + bonus
Worker is guaranteed a base rate, tied to an output standard, that serves as a minimum
A bonus is paid for output above the standard
Group incentive plans
Tend to stress sharing of productivity gains with employees
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Knowledge-Based Pay Systems
Knowledge-based pay
A pay system used by organizations to reward workers who undergo training that increases their skills
Three dimensions:
Horizontal skills
Reflect the variety of tasks the worker is capable of performing
Vertical skills
Reflect the managerial skills the worker is capable of
Depth skills
Reflect quality and productivity results
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Management Compensation
Many organizations used to reward managers based on output
New emphasis is being placed on other factors of performance
Customer service
Quality
Executive pay is increasingly being tied to the success of the company or division for which the executive is responsible
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Learning Objective 7.7
Methods Analysis
Methods Analysis
Analyzing how a job gets done
It begins with an analysis of the overall operation
It then moves from general to specific details of the job concentrating on
Workplace arrangement
Movement of workers and/or materials
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Learning Objective 7.7
The Need for Methods Analysis
The need for methods analysis can arise from a variety of sources
Changes in tools and equipment
Changes in product design or introduction of new products
Changes in materials and procedures
Government regulations or contractual agreements
Accidents or quality problems
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Learning Objective 7.7
Methods Analysis Procedure
Identify the operation to be studied, and gather relevant data
Discuss the job with the operator and supervisor to get their input
Study and document the present methods
Analyze the job
Propose new methods
Install the new methods
Follow up implementation to assure improvements have been achieved
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Learning Objective 7.7
Guidelines for Selecting a Job to Study
Consider jobs that:
Have a high labor content
Are done frequently
Are unsafe, tiring, unpleasant, and/or noisy
Are designated as problems
Quality problems
Processing bottlenecks
etc.
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Learning Objective 7.7
Analyzing the Job: Flow Process Charts (1 of 2)
Flow process chart
Chart used to examine the overall sequence of an operation by focusing on movements of the operator or flow of materials
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Learning Objective 7.7
Analyzing the Job: Flow Process Charts (2 of 2)
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Learning Objective 7.7
Analyzing the Job: Worker-Machine Chart (1 of 2)
Worker machine chart
Chart used to determine portions of a work cycle during which an operator and equipment are busy or idle
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Learning Objective 7.7
Analyzing the Job: Worker-Machine Chart (2 of 2)
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Learning Objective 7.8
Motion Study
Motion study
Systematic study of the human motions used to perform an operation
Motion Study Techniques
Motion study principles– guidelines for designing motion-efficient work procedures
Analysis of therbligs– basic elemental motions into which a job can be broken down
Micromotion study– use of motion pictures and slow motion to study motions that otherwise would be too rapid to analyze
Charts– activity or process charts, simo charts (simultaneous motions)
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Learning Objective 7.8
Developing Work Methods
In developing work methods that are motion efficient, the analyst attempts to
Eliminate unnecessary motions
Combine activities
Reduce fatigue
Improve the arrangement of the workplace
Improve the design of tools and equipment
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Learning Objective 7.9
Work Measurement (1 of 2)
Work measurement is concerned with how long it should take to complete a job.
It is not concerned with either job content or how the job is to be completed since these are considered a given when considering work measurement.
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Learning Objective 7.9
Work Measurement (2 of 2)
Standard time
The amount of time it should take a qualified worker to complete a specified task, working at a sustainable rate, using given methods, tools and equipment, raw material inputs, and workplace arrangement.
Commonly used work measurement techniques
Stopwatch time study
Historical times
Predetermined data
Work sampling
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Learning Objective 7.10
Work Measurement Techniques
Stopwatch Time Study
Used to develop a time standard based on observations of one worker taken over a number of cycles.
Standard Elemental Times
are derived from a firm’s own historical time study data.
Predetermined time standards
involve the use of published data on standard elemental times.
Work sampling
a technique for estimating the proportion of time that a worker or machine spends on various activities and idle time.
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Learning Objective 7.10
Stopwatch Time Study
Used to develop a time standard based on observations of one worker taken over a number of cycles.
Basic steps in a time study:
Define the task to be studied and inform the worker who will be studied
Determine the number of cycles to observe
Time the job, and rate the worker’s performance
Compute the standard time
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Learning Objective 7.10
Number of Cycles to Observe (1 of 2)
The number of observations to collect is a function of
Variability of the observed times
The desired level of accuracy
Desired level of confidence for the estimated job time
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Number of Cycles to Observe (2 of 2)
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Learning Objective 7.10
Observed Time
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Learning Objective 7.10
Normal Time (1 of 3)
NT = OT × PR
where
NT = Normal time
PR = Performance rating
Assumes that a single performance rating has been made for the entire job
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Normal Time (2 of 3)
Assumes that performance ratings are made on an element-by-element basis
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Normal Time (3 of 3)
ST = NT × AF
where
ST = Standard time
AF = Allowance factor
and
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Learning Objective 7.10
Historical Times
Standard Elemental Times are derived from a firm’s own historical time study data.
Over time, a file of accumulated elemental times that are common to many jobs will be collected.
In time, these standard elemental times can be retrieved from the file, eliminating the need to go through a new time study to acquire them.
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Learning Objective 7.10
Predetermined Time Standards
Predetermined time standards involve the use of published data on standard elemental times.
Developed in the 1940s by the Methods Engineering Council.
The MTM (methods-time-measurement) tables are based on extensive research of basic elemental motions and times.
To use this approach, the analyst must divide the job into its basic elements (reach, move, turn, etc.) measure the distances involved, and rate the difficulty of the element, and then refer to the appropriate table of data to obtain the time for that element
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Learning Objective 7.11
Work Sampling (1 of 3)
Work sampling is a technique for estimating the proportion of time that a worker or machine spends on various activities and the idle time.
Work sampling does not require timing an activity or involve continuous observation of the activity
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Learning Objective 7.11
Work Sampling (2 of 3)
Uses:
ratio-delay studies which concern the percentage of a worker’s time that involves unavoidable delays or the proportion of time a machine is idle.
analysis of non-repetitive jobs.
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Learning Objective 7.11
Work Sampling (3 of 3)
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Learning Objective 7.12
Work Sampling versus Stopwatch Time Studies (1 of 2)
Advantages
Observations are spread out over a period of time, making results less susceptible to short-term fluctuations
There is little or no disruption of work
Workers are less resentful
Studies are less costly and less time-consuming, and the skill requirements of the analyst are much less
Studies can be interrupted without affecting the results
No timing device is required
It is well suited for non repetitive tasks
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Learning Objective 7.12
Work Sampling versus Stopwatch Time Studies (2 of 2)
Disadvantages
There is much less detail on the elements of a job
Workers may alter their work patterns when they spot the observer, thereby invalidating the results
In many cases, there is no record of the method used by the worker
Observers may fail to adhere to a random schedule of observations
It is not well suited for short, repetitive tasks
Much time may be required to move from one workplace to another and back to satisfy the randomness requirement
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Job Design Success
Success factors:
Carried out by personnel with appropriate training and background
Consistent with the goals of the organization
In written form
Understood and agreed to by both management and employees
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Operations Strategy
It is important to make design of work systems a key element of strategy:
People are still at the heart of the business
Workers can be valuable sources of insight and creativity
It can be beneficial to focus on quality of work life and instilling pride and respect among workers
Companies are reaping gains through worker empowerment
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