OBJECTIVES OF WORK STUDY

1. Work study improves productivity.

2. Work study improves existing method of work for which cost becomes lower.
3. It eliminates wasteful elements
4. It sets standard of performance
5. It helps to use plant and human more effectively
6. It improves by saving in time and loss of material also.

The main objective of work study is to improve productivity of men, machines and materials. The aim of work
study is to determine the best method of performing each operation and to eliminate wastage so that
production increases with less fatigue. The work study is also used in determining the standard time that a
qualified worker should take to perform the operation when working at a normal place.
PHASES/TYPES OF WORK STUDY

I) Method study.
II) Works measurement.
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i) Physical facilities.
ii) Workers’ resistance/resentmemnt.