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Lecture 1: Introduction: INDE 320: Work Measurement and Methods Engineering

This document provides an introduction and overview of the INDE 320: Work Measurement and Methods Engineering course. It outlines the administrative details of the course including the instructor, grading components, and course topics. It then gives a brief introduction to industrial engineering and the goals of work measurement and methods engineering which is to determine the optimal time to complete tasks and design efficient work systems. Finally, it provides a short history of some pioneers in the field of work measurement.

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Lecture 1: Introduction: INDE 320: Work Measurement and Methods Engineering

This document provides an introduction and overview of the INDE 320: Work Measurement and Methods Engineering course. It outlines the administrative details of the course including the instructor, grading components, and course topics. It then gives a brief introduction to industrial engineering and the goals of work measurement and methods engineering which is to determine the optimal time to complete tasks and design efficient work systems. Finally, it provides a short history of some pioneers in the field of work measurement.

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Lecture 1: Introduction

INDE 320: Work Measurement and Methods Engineering


Dr. Nadine Moacdieh
January 26, 2016

Adapted from Freivalds & Niebel (2013)


Chapter 1
Administrative details
• Instructor: Dr. Nadine Moacdieh
• Email: [email protected]
• Office: SRB 402
• Office hours: Tuesday 11 am - 12:30 pm, Thursday
2 - 3 pm, or by appointment
• Course Textbook: Freivalds, A., & Niebel, B. (2013).
Niebel's Methods, Standards, & Work Design (13th
edition). McGraw-Hill Higher Education.
Course grading

Component Percent
Attendance/participation 5%
Assignments 15%
Midterm (Tuesday, March 22, 6:30 pm) 30%
Group project 20%
Final exam 30%
Course topics

1. Introduction 2. Problem- 3. Operations


and motivation solving tools analysis

6. Work
4. Work design 5. Time studies
sampling

7.
9. Uses of
Predetermined
standards
time system
Additional notes
• Slides available on Moodle
• Take notes in class
• Assignments are the best practice for exams
• Anything that is not covered in class is not included
Introduction

What is work
measurement and
methods
engineering?
Introduction
• Industrial engineering is involved in the design and
improvement of systems and processes

Materials

Machines

System
Information

People
Domains

Manufacturing Business

Transportation Medicine

Power plants Warehouses


Goals of industrial engineering
• Maximize profit by making everything optimal

Maximize
Maximize quality
efficiency

Maximize worker
Minimize waste
wellbeing
Introduction

Work
measurement
and methods Human
factors and
ergonomics

Industrial
Supply chain
management
Operations

Engineering
research

Project Quality
management
control
Introduction

What is work
measurement
and methods
engineering?

Determine Design the


the optimal optimal work
system, which
time to Work
measurement
Methods
engineering includes people,
achieve a machines, and
certain task tools
How work measurement helps

How many cooks do Will you buy ready-


you need in your made components or
restaurant? assemble in-house?

How will you organize


How many workers do
the blood bank for
you need to hire to
optimal speed and
finish in time?
safety?
Manufacturing

Globalization of
manufacturing

Growth of
manufacturing

Industrial revolution
History of work measurement
• Pioneers in the field

Frank and
Frederick Henry Taiichi
Lilian
Taylor Ford Ohno
Gilbreth
History of work measurement
• Frederick Taylor
– Standardized work
– Apply scientific methods to improve work
History of work measurement
• Frank and Lilian Gilbreth
– Motion studies
– Improve processes
History of work measurement
• Henry Ford
– Assembly line
– Increase production efficiency
History of work measurement
• Taiichi Ohno
– Toyota Production System
– Lean manufacturing

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