Select the job to be studied

Economic considerations

Technical considerations

Human considerations

Record facts relating to existing method

Diagrams

Charts

Models

Examine all relevant facts critically but impartially

Purpose

Place

Sequence

Person

Means

Develop alternatives to the existing method

Select the most economical method, and define it Install the new method Plan-arrange-implement

Maintain the new method, verify its implementation at regular intervals

To achieve Improved factory and work place layout Improved design of equipment Better working conditions Reduction of fatigue Improved use of material plant, equipment and manpower

Higher Productivity

Operation

Operation means an action. It is one of the steps in the procedure. Any operation for making, altering or changing the job is said to be an operation. Eg. Cutting and shaping the wood in the manufacture of furniture.

Inspection

It represents checking for quality and quantity of the items. Eg. Weight check or quantity check or hardness during drug preparations.

Transport

Movement or travel of workers or materials from one location to another. Eg. Steel rods being sent to machine shops from stores.