Chap 7 Flashcards
(42 cards)
What are the 4 elemnts of work design
define Job Design and its 3 objectives
involves specifying the content and method of a job (what who where and how). The objective is to increase the long term productivity, safety, and QWL
waht are the caracteristics of the Efficiency School of job design
derived from Tailor’s scientific method.
Includes
- Specialization,
- Method analysis, and
- Time Standars
what are the techniques used by the Behavioural school of job design
Emphasizes satisfaction of wants and needs. Includes:
- Job enlargment
- Job Rotation
- Job Enrichment
- Self Directed Teams
Advantages of specialization as a work system
Disadvantages of specialization as a work system
Job Enlargment
Giving the worker a larger proportion of the total task of making the good of service. This is a horizontal loading because the added work is on the same level of skills as the original job.
Job Rotation
Having workers periodicaly exchange jobs. Employees can fill in for one another + it avoids repetitive work injuries
Job Enrichment
Involves increasing responsability for planning and coordinating. It is a vertical loading
Self Directed teams
Groups who perform the same function and are empowred to make certain decision and changes in their work.
Benefits of self directed teams
definition of Method analysis
Breaks down the job into a sequence of tasks and elements and trys to make it more efficient
4 Steps in the procedure for method analysis
What are the 2 charts used to analyse a job and design a new job
- Process Chart
- Worker- Machine Chart
Process Charts
the are used to examine the overall sequence of operation by focusing on the mvt of the operator or the flow of material
Worker machine chart
It is used to determine the proportion of a work cycle during which operator or equipment are bussy or idle
Motion study
Systematic study of the human motion used to perform an operation or task
Analysis of elemental motions (therbligs)
Basic elemental motions into which a job can be broken down
Motion Economy Principle
Guideline for designing work efficient procedures
Micro motion Study
Use of the motion picture and slow motion to study motions that otherwise would be to rapid to analyse
Simultaneous hand motion chart (Simo chart)
A chart that shows the elementory motions performed by each hand, side by side, over time
Working Conditions
3 fondamental rights of workers
- Refuse dangerous work
- Participate in improving safety and work problems
- know about the hazrads in the work place
Workplace Hazardous Material Information System (WHMIS)
- mandates proper labeling of hazardous material
- making available material safety data sheets
Working conditions (factors to consider)
- Temperature and humidity
- Ventilation
- Illumination
- Noise and Vibrations
- Work Breaks
- Work safety
- Ergonomics
