Work Study: Volume 51 Issue 6
Table of contents
A comparison of buffer management systems and associated equipment utilizations
Lloyd J. TaylorCompares alternative buffer control systems used in a flow process, assembly line manufacturing system. Follows a literature analysis with the use of computer simulation to assess…
Thermal environment effects on construction workers’ productivity
Sherif Mohamed, Korb SrinavinThis paper reports on a research study that focused on predicting the loss of construction workers’ productivity due to thermal environment variations. The paper utilises a…
Document management: is the time now right?
Michael RaynesOutlines the questions to be asked before and during a project to implement an electronic document management system (EDMS). Points out that a complete document management system…
The myth of continuous improvement
Michael Bolton, John HeapSuggests that “continuous improvement” is an unworkable approach to organisational transformation; that discontinuity is essential to ensure that gains are consolidated and locked…
Competence, competency and competencies: performance assessment in organisations
David R. Moore, Mei‐I Cheng, Andrew R.J. DaintyA number of confusions within the area of performance assessment with regard to the use of terminology, and differing interpretations, regarding competence assessment are…