Discuss the disadvantages of work sampling. Would you want data gathered in the work sampling process to be used by your supervisor for your salary and performance review? Why or why not?

Where would we put a competence rating for each ability an employee has in the data model if there is one?

What would typically happen if an abnormally short time was recorded when conducting a stopwatch time study? a) It would be included in the study. b) It would be discarded. c) It would be factored by the performance rating. d) Inform the supervisor of the abnormality.

Have you any personal experience of CRM (customer relationship management) and/or TQM (total quality management) at workplace? If yes, share with us some of your personal view/opinion/success on it.

what are the disadvantages of using work sampling to develop time standards for standard, repetitive operations?

List and briefly describe some of the main applications of learning curves.

Consider this week's course content.  Explain how differences in the workplace are a barrier to effective process improvement.  But on a positive side, how can these differences be an advantage for better process improvement within the organization?

Compare and contrast the four work measurementtechniques

A 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)…

Define job descriptions and job specifications, illustrating how the two are related, yet different.