Work Organization and Methods Engineering for Productivity

ISBN-13: 9780128199565 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 320 str.

D. R. Kiran

Spis treści

1. Introduction2. History and development of work study3. The concepts of productivity4. Factors affecting productivity5. System approach to productivity6. Method study - select7. Method study - record8. Examine and develop9. Method study - define, install and maintain10. Methods study as a necessary tool for productivity improvement - a case study11. Kaizen and continuous improvement12. Terminology used in Japanese management practices13. Principles of motion economy14. Work measurement15. Micro motion study16. Ergonomics and work study17. Work sampling18. Value analysis19. Material layout planning20. Work study on clerical operations21. Resistance to change22. Industrial engineer's role as a consultant

O autorze

D.R Kiran has forty years of experience in both industry and academia. He has held a range of management positions including Planning Manager of Rallifan (CF division), World Bank Adviser/Instructor for Transport Managers in Tanzania, and the Principal of PMR Institute of Technology, Chennai. In Universities he has taught subjects including Total Quality Management, Professional Ethics and Maintenance Engineering Management. He is the author of 2 books, and numerous journal articles, and was presented with the coveted Bharat Excellence Award and Gold Medal for Excellence in Education in New Delhi in 2006.