Method Study

Presented by,
KIRAN
BABU
Method study

Methods engineering /work design

Breakdown of operation into components

ystematic ana!ysis of each component

"!iminates #n$necessary operations

According to BI

% It is systematic recording & e'amination of e'isting methods of

doing work and de(e!oping more effecti(e methods)
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Procedure for
Method Study
Recording
techniques for
Method Study
Charts
Macro Motion
charts
1.Operations Process Chart
2.Flow Process Chart
3.wo !anded Process
Chart
".Multiplle #cti$ity Chart
Micro
Motion
charts
S%MO Chart
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1.Flow &iagra'
2.String
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Recording techniques
Charts
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Symbols used in charts
1.Operation Process Chart
A!so ca!!ed -#t!ine process chart
Bird4s eye (iew of who!e process
Records on!y ma5or acti(ities and inspections
Uses on!y two symbo!s i6e6 operations & inspection
+onstr#cted by p!acing symbo!s one be!ow another
Uses
0is#a!i7e se8#ence of operations & inspections in process
Know where operations se!ected fits into the entire process
Macro Motion Charts
2. Flo Process Chart
3i(es se8#ence of f!ow of work
-perations, inspection, storage, de!ay and transportation are
represented
+onstr#cted same as operation process chart
,hree types
96 Materia! type
:6 Man type
;6 "8#ipment type
Uses
Red#ce id!e time and de!ays
Red#ce distance tra(e!!ed
Red#ce prod#ction cyc!e time
,o re!ocate inspection stages
&istance in 'eter Sy'(ol Process description
9< Mo(e to cabinet
$ 3et !oaf of bread
$ Remo(e two s!ices of bread
$ *ay s!ices on tab!e top
$ +!ose !oaf of bread
$ Rep!ace !oaf on she!f
$ -pen b#tter
$ pread b#tter on top s!ice
$ Inspect sandwich
$ Mo(e to ser(ing area
9< er(e sandwich
Process chart for ma!ing a cheese sandich
".#o handed process chart
Most detai!ed type
Acti(ities of workers hand recorded in re!ation to one another
+onfined to work carried o#t at a sing!e workp!ace
Uses
0is#a!i7e comp!ete se8#ence of acti(ities in repetiti(e task
t#dy work station !ayo#t
$.Multiple acti%ity chart
Acti(ities of more than one s#b5ect each recorded
+ommon time sca!e to show inter$re!ationship
Uses
t#dy id!e time
.etermine no6 of machines hand!ed by one operator
.etermine no6 of operators re8#ired
i'e Operator Machine 1
)asher
Machine 2
&ryer
= ec *oad c!othes & detergent in
machine 9
Being !oaded Id!e
id!e R#n Id!e
$ Remo(e c!othes from machine
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Being #n!oaded Id!e
$ *oad c!othes into machine : Id!e Being !oaded
$ *oad c!othes & detergent into
machine 9
Being !oaded R#n
$ Id!e R#n R#n
$ Remo(e c!othes from machine
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Id!e Being #n!oaded
$ >ang c!othes Id!e Id!e
Multiple acti%ity chart for doing three loads of laundry
S&MO Chart

IM- ? Im#!taneo#s M-tion +hart

Recording techni8#e for Micro Motion st#dy
im#!taneo#s motions are fi!med and recorded on a common time
sca!e and ana!y7ed
,herb!ings performed by different parts of body of one or more
operators recorded
"'pensi(e e8#ipments re8#ired
#sed when sa(ing from st#dy is high
Micro Motion Charts
'(ample for S&MO charts
#ggested by 1rank o 3i!breth
,echni8#e for recording and timing an acti(ity
.i(ides h#man acti(ities in a gro#p of mo(ements or micro motions
@ca!!ed therb!ingsA
>e!ps to find best pattern of mo(ements for an operator that cons#mes
!ess time and re8#ires !ess effort
#herblings
'(ample for therblings
)iagrams
1.Flo diagram
.rawing of working area & showing !ocation of (ario#s acti(ities
hows the ro#te fo!!owed and se!ects the optim#m one
t#dy different !ayo#t and se!ecting optim#m one
t#dy traffic and fre8#ency o(er different ro#tes
Proced#re
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*ayo#t of workp!ace is drawn to sca!e
Re!ati(e positions of the mechanica! too!s, storage & inspection benches
are marked on the sca!e
Path fo!!owed by the s#b5ect #nder st#dy is tracked by drawing !ines
"ach mo(ement is seria!!y n#mbered & indicated by arrow for direction
.ifferent co!ors are #sed to denote different types of mo(ements
2.String diagram
ca!e !ayo#t drawing
!ength of a string is #sed to record e'tent & pattern of mo(ements of a
worker within a !imited area6
Mo(ements diffic#!t to trace on f!ow diagram can be shown
hows the ro#te fo!!owed and se!ects the optim#m one
t#dy different !ayo#t and se!ecting optim#m one
t#dy traffic and fre8#ency o(er different ro#tes
Proced#re
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A *ayo#t of workp!ace is drawn to sca!e
Pins are fi'ed into boards to mark !ocations of workstations
Pins are a!so dri(en at t#rning points of the ro#tes
A meas#red !ength of thread is taken to trace the mo(ements
,he distance co(ered by ob5ect is obtained by meas#ring the remaining
part of the thread and s#btracting it from origina! !ength
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