EBK OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
13th Edition
ISBN: 8220103675987
Author: Stevenson
Publisher: YUZU
expand_more
expand_more
format_list_bulleted
Concept explainers
Question
Chapter 7, Problem 6P
Summary Introduction
To develop: The allowance percentage for a job element which requires a worker to lift 10 pounds in three positions namely standing in a slightly awkward position, in light that is slightly below recommended standards and with intermittent loud noise occurring.
Introduction: The amount of the dependency on human effort by an organization in terms of achieving its goals is given by the work design. It is directly linked to the productivity of an organization where good work design helps in achieving high productivity.
Expert Solution & Answer
Want to see the full answer?
Check out a sample textbook solution
Students have asked these similar questions
From a time study, the worker’s average observed time for a particular task is shown to be 5.6 minutes. The analyst feels the worker was performing their task, on average, about 25% faster than normal. What would be the resulting standard time assuming a 20% allowance for fatigue and personal needs?
TOYS AND JOB DESIGN AT THE HOVEY AND BEARD COMPANY
The following is a situation that occurred in the Hovey and Beard Company, as reported by J. V.
Clark.
This company manufactured a line of wooden toys. One part of the process involved
spray painting partially assembled toys, after which the toys were hung on moving hooks that
carried them through a drying oven. The operation, staffed entirely by women, was plagued with
absenteeism, high turnover, and low morale. Each woman at her paint booth would take a toy
from the tray beside her, position it in a fixture, and spray on the color according to the required
pattern. She then would release the toy and hang it on the conveyor hook. The rate at which the
hooks moved had been calculated so that each woman, once fully trained, would be able to hang
a painted toy on each hook before it passed beyond her reach.
The women who worked in the paint room were on a group incentive plan that tied their
earnings to the…
If an average worker could be identified, what advantage would there be in using that person for a time study
Chapter 7 Solutions
EBK OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
Ch. 7.S - Prob. 1DRQCh. 7.S - Prob. 2DRQCh. 7.S - Prob. 3DRQCh. 7.S - Prob. 4DRQCh. 7.S - Prob. 5DRQCh. 7.S - Prob. 6DRQCh. 7.S - Prob. 7DRQCh. 7.S - Prob. 8DRQCh. 7.S - Prob. 9DRQCh. 7.S - Prob. 10DRQ
Ch. 7.S - Prob. 1PCh. 7.S - Prob. 2PCh. 7.S - Prob. 3PCh. 7.S - Prob. 4PCh. 7.S - Prob. 5PCh. 7.S - Prob. 6PCh. 7.S - Prob. 7PCh. 7.S - Prob. 8PCh. 7.S - Prob. 9PCh. 7.S - Prob. 10PCh. 7.S - Prob. 11PCh. 7.S - Prob. 12PCh. 7.S - Prob. 13PCh. 7.S - Prob. 14PCh. 7.S - Prob. 15PCh. 7.S - Prob. 16PCh. 7.S - Prob. 17PCh. 7.S - Prob. 18PCh. 7.S - Prob. 19PCh. 7.S - Prob. 1CQCh. 7.S - Prob. 2CQCh. 7.S - Prob. 3CQCh. 7 - Prob. 1DRQCh. 7 - What are some of the main advantage and...Ch. 7 - Prob. 3DRQCh. 7 - Prob. 4DRQCh. 7 - Prob. 5DRQCh. 7 - Prob. 6DRQCh. 7 - Prob. 7DRQCh. 7 - What are motion study principles? How are they...Ch. 7 - Prob. 9DRQCh. 7 - Prob. 10DRQCh. 7 - Prob. 11DRQCh. 7 - Prob. 12DRQCh. 7 - Prob. 13DRQCh. 7 - Prob. 14DRQCh. 7 - Prob. 15DRQCh. 7 - Prob. 16DRQCh. 7 - Prob. 17DRQCh. 7 - Prob. 18DRQCh. 7 - Prob. 19DRQCh. 7 - Prob. 1TSCh. 7 - Prob. 2TSCh. 7 - Prob. 3TSCh. 7 - Prob. 1CTECh. 7 - Prob. 2CTECh. 7 - Prob. 3CTECh. 7 - Prob. 1PCh. 7 - Prob. 2PCh. 7 - Prob. 3PCh. 7 - Given these observed times (in minutes) for four...Ch. 7 - Prob. 5PCh. 7 - Prob. 6PCh. 7 - Prob. 7PCh. 7 - Prob. 8PCh. 7 - Prob. 9PCh. 7 - Prob. 10PCh. 7 - Prob. 11PCh. 7 - Prob. 12PCh. 7 - Prob. 13PCh. 7 - An analyst made the following observations about...Ch. 7 - Prob. 15PCh. 7 - Prob. 16PCh. 7 - Prob. 17PCh. 7 - Prob. 18PCh. 7 - Prob. 19P
Knowledge Booster
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, operations-management and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.Similar questions
- What are some of the key regulations that guide the compliance work of human resource management?arrow_forwardA Methods and Measurements Analyst needs to develop a time standard for a certain task. The task involves use of a ruler, square, and portable electric saw to mark and cut the "notch" in a rafter (a standard carpentry task of home construction). In a preliminary study, he observed one of his workers performing this task five times. The observations were made in an air-conditioned, well-lit training facility, at ground level, with all tools and equipment clean and readily available. Observation: 1 2 3 4 5 Task time (seconds): 82 74 80 83 76 a. What is the actual average time for this task? b. What is the normal time for this task if the employee worked at a 20% faster pace than is typical for adequately trained workers? c. What is standard time for this task if allowances sum to 14%? d. If the analyst then thought more carefully about his experiment and decided that the allowances needed to be increased to match the real (outside, not air-conditioned)…arrow_forwardExplain the major issues in job design ?arrow_forward
- Define job descriptions and job specifications, illustrating how the two are related, yet different.arrow_forward5. The manager of Asombrado Bounty Office, Charles Badillo, estimates his employees are idle 25%of the time. With that problem, how many work samples are needed to consider within 3%accuracy and have 95.45% confidence level. 6. At ASP Micro Manufacturing, Inc. workers press semiconductor into predrilled slots on printed-circuit boards. Determine the normal time of the operation in seconds. The elemental motions for normal time used by the company are as follows:• Reach 6 inches for semiconductors 10.5 TMU• Grasp the semiconductors 8.0 TMU• Move semiconductor to printed-circuit board 9.5 TMU• Position semiconductor 20.1 TMU• Press semiconductor into slots 20.3 TMU• Move board aside 15.8 TMU 7. The semiconductor used in Costin Calculator has 5 components with the consistency of 90%, 95%,98%, 90%, and 99%, respectively. How reliable is one product of calculator?arrow_forwardAn analyst has timed a metal-cutting operation for 50 cycles. The average time per cycle was10.40 minutes, and the standard deviation was 1.20 minutes for a worker with a performance ratingof 125 percent. Assume an allowance of 16 percent of job time. Find the standard time for thisoperationarrow_forward
- State the two approaches to job design.arrow_forwardDescribe the primary characteristics of the behavioral approach to job design.arrow_forwardQ2 (a) A time study analyst timed an assembly operation for 30 cycles, and then computed the average time per cycle, which was 18.75 minutes. The analyst assigned a performance rating of 0.96 and decided that an appropriate allowance was 15 percent. Assume the allowance factor is based on the workday. Determine the following: (i) Observed time (OT) (ii) The Normal times (NT) (iii) The standard time (ST) (b) If the analyst wants to estimate the number of observations that will be needed to achieve a specified maximum error, with a confidence of 95.5 %. A preliminary study yielded a mean of 5.2 minutes and a standard deviation of 1.1 minutes. Determine the total number of observation needed for these two cases: (a) A maximum error of + or - 6 % (b) A maximum error of 40 minutesarrow_forward
- A time study of an employee assembling peanut valves resulted in the following set of observations. What is the standard time, given a performance rating of 109 percent and an allowance of 21 percent of the total normal time? Average Time (seconds) 15 Observations 16 16 18 23 12 The standard time is seconds. (Enter your response rounded to two decimal places.)arrow_forwardDescribe the approach to job design and how it relates to the improvement of jobs and the formation of teams.arrow_forward27 - Which of the following is defined as the protection of the worker and the job against technical risks? a) job specification B) Work safety NS) Work health D) Performance appraisal TO) business analysisarrow_forward
arrow_back_ios
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
arrow_forward_ios
Recommended textbooks for you
