Lesson 01

Work System Design

Introduction

Dr. Inderdeep Singh

Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

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 Work System Design: Introduction
 Work System Design deals with the systematic examination of
the methods of doing work with an aim of finding the means of
effective and efficient use of resources and setting up of
standards of performance for the work being carried out.
 The systematic examination of work involves – what is done?
and how it is done? As well as what is the standard time to do the
work?
 This is required to have an in-depth analysis of all the elements,
factors, resources and relationships affecting the efficiency and
effectiveness of the work being studied.
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Work System Design

https://archive.ahrq.gov/about/annualmtg07/0928slides/carayon/Carayon-7.html

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Main Areas/Module of Work System Design

Productivity
Ergonomics

Method Study
Work Measurement

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 Module 1 (Productivity)
 This module highlights the importance of productivity as one of the important
measures of evaluating the well-being of an organization.
 The importance of work study as a tool of improving productivity is also
highlighted.

http://www.veriday.com/blog/increasing-productivity-technology/

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 Productivity Productivity
Measures Measurement
Model

Productivity
Improvement Productivity Concept
Technique

Causes of
Low
Productivity

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 Module 2 (Method Study)

 This module considers the various techniques of work study and their
selection as well as outlines the phases of conducting a work study.
 It discusses the various techniques of constructing graphical aids for
representing a process and an activity.
 The examination and analysis of the graphical aids is also considered in order
to develop a best method of doing the work.

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 Recording
Techniques
in Method Study

Chart Based on Chart Based Diagram Based on

Sequence on Time scale Movements

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 EXAMPLE
Flow process chart:
Inspecting and
marking incoming
Improved
parts (Current
method) method ??

Source: Introduction to work

study, ILO, Geneva
 Module 3 (Work Measurement)

 The module deals with the calculation of standard time for

performing the work using various techniques of time study.

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How Various Allowance helps to Build Standard Time?

http://nptel.ac.in/courses/112107142/9

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 Module 4 (Ergonomics)

 The last module consider the concepts

and principles of ergonomics for
designing a work system, which gives
high productivity and also a system that
provides a comfortable and safe working
environment for the worker.

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