Exam 24: Measuring Output Rates

The ________ is a measurement found by multiplying the select time,the frequency of work,and the rating factor.

Keith assembles peanut valves and the recorded data is displayed in the table.During one of the cycles,he pauses to answer a phone call from his friend who suggests that he seek employment elsewhere.Keith fields calls with some regularity,but that's not considered part of his routine job responsibilities.What is the select time for this job element?

A time study is the method most often used for setting time standards for a job.

The more frequently the activity occurs,the longer the time period should be when conducting a work sampling study.

The snap-back method of time study resets the stopwatch to zero on the completion of each work element.

The work measurement process creates labor standards based on the judgment of skilled observers.

The ________ system features a database with micromotions such as reach,move,apply pressure,grasp,and turn.

A work sampling method is used to determine the proportion of the time a worker is idle.The following information was gathered on a random basis. If the manager wants a 95 percent confidence level (z = 1.96)and a degree of precision of + 0.03,how many MORE observations are needed?

Are time standards more useful for manufacturing or service processes? Why?

How can work standards be developed for higher level services and creative processes?

Keith assembles peanut valves and the recorded data is displayed in the table.What is the select time for this job element?

The key to creating a work standard is defining normal performance.

Why is a sampling schedule important in a work sampling study?

Garman observes a worker assembling peanut valves and records the data displayed in the table.During one of the cycles,the worker knocked the shaft out of the fixture and had to realign the fixtures.What is the select time for this job element?

The performance rating factor in a time study is a totally objective measure.

Special training is required for observers using work sampling.

A time study analyst is attempting to determine the standard time for a work element.She or he observes a worker performing the work element at a lower-than-average pace.How will this fact be reflected in the time standard that is eventually created?

The advantage of using the predetermined data approach for setting standards is that:

A manager wants to determine the proportion of time a cashier is idle.A work sampling method was used,and the idle time was found to be 20 percent based on 100 observations.If the manager wants a + 0.05 with a 95 percent confidence level (z = 1.96),how many MORE observations are needed?

With the use of the elemental standard data approach: