Motion and time studies ______.

Motion and time studies ______.

• A. Have a goal of determining the optimal work method
• B. May result in product redesign
• C. Suffer from potential bias because employees may under perform during the study period
• D. Are unrelated to efficiency

Answer: (A)

Motion and time studies focus on how a job is done and how long it should take, aimed at making work more efficient. A motion study looks at the movements a worker uses to complete a task and seeks to remove unnecessary motions while arranging the remaining ones in the simplest, fastest sequence. This helps identify the optimal method to perform the task. A time study then measures how long that optimal method should take under normal conditions, yielding a standard time that reflects efficiency. Together, they establish standard methods and times used for planning, costing, and performance evaluation. While improvements from these studies can influence redesigns in some cases, the primary objective is to find the best work method and the corresponding standard time.

Motion and time studies focus on how a job is done and how long it should take, aimed at making work more efficient. A motion study looks at the movements a worker uses to complete a task and seeks to remove unnecessary motions while arranging the remaining ones in the simplest, fastest sequence. This helps identify the optimal method to perform the task. A time study then measures how long that optimal method should take under normal conditions, yielding a standard time that reflects efficiency. Together, they establish standard methods and times used for planning, costing, and performance evaluation. While improvements from these studies can influence redesigns in some cases, the primary objective is to find the best work method and the corresponding standard time.