Book Description
For courses in Motion and Time Study, and Work Design. Motion and
time study has finally found a home in the modern plant by helping
employees to understand the nature and the true costs of work,
assist management in reducing unnecessary costs, and balance work
cells to make work flow smoother. This how-to motion and time
study text provides students and practitioners with a resource
that describes the techniques and procedures of motion and time
study. Practical, detailed advice is given on all aspects of
motion and time study including work station design, job analysis,
and the techniques of setting time standards.
Features and Benefits
New chapter places motion and time study in the context of lean
manufacturing.
Provides information about lean manufacturing as an environment
that supports many types of improvement systems and methods.
NEW-Expanded coverage of predetermined time systems.
Includes descriptions of commercial systems used in the workplace.
NEW-Consolidation of the uses of time study data.
Keeps similar topics together, giving students a broader
understanding of the topic.
NEW-New section on ergonomics and the environmental aspects of the
workplace. Touches on topics that are relevant to todays students
and employers.
NEW-Increased emphasis on work methods and process.
Provides more details and examples of these important topics.
Continuation of the hands-on approach of prior editions.
Allows users to work with the concepts presented and apply them to
real world situations.
Simple step-by step procedures presented throughout.
Makes it easy for instructors to teach and students to learn.
Synopsis
Meyers, president of an industrial engineering management
consulting company, and Stewart (technology, Northern Illinois
University) offer step-by-step procedures, forms, and practical
advice on uses of time standards, motion-study techniques, and
time-study techniques. Other topics include workstat
From the Back Cover
Motion and Time Study for Lean Manufacturing, Third Edition,
offers step-by-step procedures, forms, and practical advice on
uses of time standards, motion-study techniques, and time-study
questions.
It covers other topics such as workstation design, successful
attitudes, and goals for motion- and time-study people. Some of
the features of this text are-
Illustrations and tables that support the concepts presented
End-of-chapter review questions that help users of the text review
and master the material presented in each chapter.
An appendix of useful forms that help users apply the concepts of
motion and time study New to this edition of the text are-
A chapter dedicated to the concepts of lean manufacturing
Additional charts, procedures, and forms that reflect the current
theory and practices of the industry
This textbook also serves as a perennial reference on the
application of motion- and time-study techniques.
About the Author
Fred E. Meyers is president of Fred Meyers and Associates, an
industrial engineering management consulting company. He designs
and implements production improvement and motivation systems. Mr.
Meyers is a registered professional industrial engineer and a
senior member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers. He has 35
years of industrial engineering experience. He has worked for
Caterpillar Tractor Co., Boeings aerospace division, Mattelloy
Co., Times Mirror Corp., Ingersoll-Rands proto tool division,
Spauldings golf club division, and Southern Illinois
University-Carbondale, College of Engineering, where he taught for
20 years while starting and operating his consulting business. He
was director of applied research and an associate professor.
Mr. Meyers has worked for over 100 companies as a consultant
responsible for installing incentive systems, performance control
systems, plant layouts, new product startup, and cost estimating
systems. He has worked in heavy equipment manufacturing,
aerospace, consumer products, appliance manufacturing, lumber,
plywood, paper, oil blending and packaging, furniture, tooling,
fiberglass, and many other areas. The variety of his assignments
has given him the ability to see the wide-ranging uses of motion
and time study.
Fred E. Meyers has taught motion and time study to over 130
classes and 5,000 people, including professional engineers and
managers, union stewards, and college students. He has presented
seminars to the National Association of Industrial Technology,
industrial plants, the U.S. Air Force and Navy, and labor unions.
James R. Stewart is Associate Professor of Technology at Northern
Illinois University. For the past decade, he has taught plant
layout, engineering economy, manufacturing philosophy, production
and inventory systems, industrial quality control, ergonomics, and
work measurement and improvement. He is a Fellow in the World
Academy of Productivity Science. He is a senior member of the
Institute of Industrial Engineers and is a founding member and is
on the board of directors of the Society for Work Science. He is
also on the board of The International MODAPTS Association. He is
an active member of a number of other societies, including NAIT,
ASQ, and Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. He has 30 years of
experience in work measurement in education, government, and
industry.
Dr. Stewart has served on the faculty of several universities;
worked in city, county and state productivity programs; and has
managed engineering programs in electronics assembly, electronics
component fabrication, pulp and paper fabrication, fiberglass
processing, industrial tape manufacturing, and engineering
consulting. He has published many articles about unique
applications of work measurement. James R. Stewart has taught
motion and time study in credit and noncredit courses for over 25
years. He has been certified and taught a number of predetermined
time systems, including MOST, Work Factor, MTM-1, and MODAPTS.
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