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1.8 TAKING THE STUDY
‘The exact procedure used in
according to the type of operation being st
are usually required (Barnes):
Secure and record information aby operation and operator
sane out the operation and operate
Divide the operation into elements and record a complete
description of the method,
Observe and record the time taken by the operator.
Determine the number of cycles to be timed.
Rate the operator's performance.
Check to make certain that a sufficient number of cycles have
been timed
Determine the allowances
(vii) Determine the time standard for the operation.
making time studies may vary
tudied. “The following eight steps
Exercises
For an error of 5% and confidence limit of 95% compute the
required number of observations when a pilot study with 6 observations
shows the following time elements:
Reading 1 2 3 a 5 6
Observed Time] 04 | 32 21 53 36 AS
of element
12 ‘The following is data of times in minutes observed in a time
study of a specific job with average rating of elements.
Reading A B ci D
mig 19
12 18
iv 20
13 17
= zm 17
12 18
14 19
105%.
Ifthe total time spent for the study is 5 hours, the unavoidable time is 20
minutes and policy allowance is 2% of basic time, compute the standard
time for this job. (Take 100% as standard rating)
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