ASSIGMENT ON WORK MEASUREMENT

1. A hotel housekeeper was observed five times on each of four task elements shown in the
following table. .

OBSERVATION IN MINUTES

ELEMENT 1 2 3 4 5 PR %

Check Minibar .44 .50 .43 .45 .48 90%

Make bed 1.50 1.54 1.47 1.51 1.49 85%

Vacuum Floor 0.84 0.89 0.77 0.83 0.85 110%

Clean Bath 1.10 1.14 1.08 1.20 1.16 100%

Compute the Mean Time for each element and the OT, NT, ST, given an allowance job time of 15%

ELEMENT PR OT NT ST

Check Minibar 90% 0.46 0.41 0.48

Make bed 85% 1.50 1.28 1.47

Vacuum Floor 110% 0.84 0.92 1.06

Clean Bath 100% 1.14 1.14 1.31

Solutions:

Observed Time = Average of Observations

Check Minibar = (0.44 + 0.50 + 0.43 + 0.45 + 0.48)/5 = 0.46

Make bed = (1.50 + 1.54 + 1.47+ 1.51 + 1.49)/5 = 1.50

Vacuum Floor = (0.84 + 0.89 + 0.77 + 0.83 + 0.85)/5 = 0.84

Clean Bath = (1.10 + 1.14 + 1.08 + 1.20 + 1.16)/5 = 1.14

Normal Time = Observed Time x Performance Rating

Check Minibar = 0.46*90% = 0.41

Make Bed = 1.50*85% = 1.28

Vacuum Floor = 0.84*110% = 0.92

Clean Bath = 1.14*100% = 1.14

Standard Time = Normal Time x Allowance Factor

Check Minibar = 0.41*1.15 = 0.48
Make Bed = 1.28*1.15 = 1.47
Vacuum Floor = 0.92*1.15 = 1.06
Clean Bath = 1.14*1.15 = 1.31

Problem 2. Given the table below,

Compute for the OT,NT and ST assuming and allowance factor of 15% of job time.

Elements PR 1 2 3 4 5 6

1 110% 1.20 1.17 1.16 1.22 1.24 1.15

2 115% 0.83 0.87 0.78 0.82 0.85 1.32*

3 105% 0.58 0.53 0.52 0.59 0.60 0.54

*Unusual delay, disregard time.

ELEMENT PR OT NT ST

1 110% 1.19 1.31 1.51

2 115% 0.83 0.95 1.10

 3 105% 0.56 0.59 0.68

Solutions:

Observed Time = Average of Observations

1 = (1.20 + 1.17 + 1.16 + 1.22 + 1.24 + 1.15)/6 = 1.19

2 = (0.83 + 0.87 + 0.78 + 0.82 + 0.85)/5 = 0.83

3 = (0.58 + 0.53 + 0.52 + 0.59 + 0.60 + 0.54)/6 = 0.56

Normal Time = Observed Time x Performance Rating

1 = 1.19*110% = 1.31

2 = 0.83*115% = 0.95

3 = 0.56*105% = 0.59

Standard Time = Normal Time x Allowance Factor

1 = 1.31*1.15 = 1.51

2 = 0.95*1 15 = 1.10

3 = 0 59*1.15 = 0.68

How many observations would be needed to estimate the mean time for element 2 within 1% of its
true value with 95% level of confidence?

Time Mean SQ. DIFF

0.83 0.83 0
0.87 0.83 0.0016
0.78 0.83 0.0025
0.82 0.83 0.0001
0.85 0.83 0.0004
TOTAL 0.0046

a (given as a %) = 0.01
CL = 95% = 1.96

Variance = total sq. diff/n-1

= 0.0046/(5-1)
= 0.0012
Standard Deviation = 0.03
n = (zs/a*xbar}^2
= ((1.96*0.03)/(0.01*0.83))^2
= 50.19 or 51 OBSERVATIONS