Work Study: Volume 48 Issue 2
Table of contents
Strategic planning reborn
Hayley CarterStrategic planning has been out of favour over the last decade. However, there is a new interest in strategic planning ‐ as a means of monitoring a rapidly changing environment…
Finding better solutions faster ‐ the issue resolution process
Alex BarnettDecision making is an inherently simple process, but soon becomes complicated when a number of people are involved in the decision‐making process. How can a group move from a…
Knowledge: the DNA of productivity
William WrennallWork study officers have been the accepted practitioners of productivity improvement. Their efforts have been directed at labor cost reduction and methods improvement. With labor…
A comparison of MTM and RTM
C.K. Choi, W.H. IpIn recent years, high labour costs and the inconsistency of manual asembly have led to the wider acceptance of robotic assembly in product manufacturing. Planning robot assembly…