WS & ME (Batch 2017-21) 5th Semester (2020)

Developing and Defining a Method –

Practice Questions
1. The rope clip shown consists of three different parts: A, the U bolt; B the casting; C, the
hexagonal nuts. The rope clips were originally assembled in the following manner. The
operator grasped a U bolt from bin 1 with her left hand and carried it up in front of her.
Then she grasped a casting from bin 3 with her right hand and assembled it onto the bolt;
and in a similar manner she grasped (from bin 2) and assembled in succession the two
nuts onto the threaded ends of the bolt. She then disposed of the assembly with her right
hand into bin 4 at her right.

Position of bins during assembly

Rope clip assembly: A, U bolt; B, casting; C, nuts.

a. Design the most economical and efficient method for making this assembly.
b. Prepare an instruction sheet of the proposed method, showing the motions of the
two hands. Include a layout of the workplace.

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2. The classic one-step stool shown below is assembled from a prefabricated seat (with bolts
attached), one bottom leg, one top leg, three nuts, and four leg tips.
a. Design the most economical and efficient method of assembling the stool.
b. Prepare an instruction sheet of the proposed method, showing the motions of the
two hands. Include a layout of the workplace.

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