Productivity Improvement Through Motion And Time Study

• Main Authors: Muhamad, Mohd Razali, Wan Mahmood, Wan Hasrulnizzam
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2005
• Subjects: T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/11217/1/Productivity_Improvement_Through_Motion_And_Time_Study.pdf; http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/11217/

Over time, the pattern of economic competitiveness has changed globally. Many countries have joined the global economic competition to capture global market in order to remain profitable and competitive by increasing its productivity. There are many factors that influence the productivity of a manufacturing organisation. The most widely tackled issue is how to improve efficiency and productivity. Motion and time study technique is one of the productivity improvement techniques used in many manufacturing companies. Motion and time study is defined as a scientific analysis method designed to determine the best way to execute the repetitive task and to measure the time spent by an average worker to complete a given task in a fixed workplace. Motion and time study offers real challenges in organization involving competent engineers, business administrators, industrial relations personnel, especially trained supervisors, and psychologists. The purpose of this paper is to discuss related issues of motion and time study implementation and its influence toward productivity improvement. Data from a study carried out on a sample of manufacturing industries in Melaka shows that motion and time study implementation contributes positively towards achieving productivity.