Work Study: Volume 2 Issue 12
Table of contents
VIEWS ON THE NEWS
The difficulties of persuading all our industries to increase productivity must not be underestimated. It is common ground that these difficulties and problems will be enhanced if…
Work and Methods Study in COAL MINING
E.J. DaniellTHE coal mining industry of this country is not an easy subject for standardisation as the nature of the geological conditions prevailing govern the working techniques adopted in…
Mechanisation OUTMODES The Shovel
Mechanisation of coal handling can cut costs in distributors' yards by reducing man hours per ton and speeding the turn‐round of vehicles. In addition, workers are subjected to…
The Development of TIME STUDY
C.J. AnsonTHE ideal to which all payment for work is striving is to reward “a fair day's work” by “a fair day's pay”. The two most usual methods of payment used in the attempt to achieve…
FLOW PRODUCTION
A.J. RydenTHE need for mechanical handling, materials handling, mechanization, work study and time and motion study is still apparent in many industries. All these systems and methods are…
Skill, Training and Productivity
W. Douglas SeymourThe post‐war years have witnessed an ever‐increasing recognition of the importance of a high level of productivity. This country's economic and financial position, and the growing…