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Work measurement: time and motion study

 21/09/2016
Productivity
By Dr. Alin Posteucă

Determining the actual capacity of a company is very important. Capacity is made up of value-added work and losses. Determining the appropriate work level is made by different work measurement methods. In order to do this,  a number of methods for Time Study (such as REFA) and for Motion Study (MTM and MOST being the most popular) are used.

In this context, what are the most common work measurement methods and what are their weaknesses?

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Strategic productivity and profitability consultant and researcher, Alin Posteucă, Ph.D., Ph.D. is transforming the way companies approach their strategic transformation. With over 20 years of management consulting experience, Posteucă has created effective concepts such as Strategic Kaizen, Takt Profit, KAIZENshiro Budgets and Costing. His research on production flow has led to innovative breakthroughs in strategic and operational productivity improvement.

Posteucă's investigation into typologies of losses and waste has identified feasible improvements that can achieve the ideal state of production flow, known as Synchronous Profitable Operations (SPO). His Takt Profit model allows the optimization of production planning, transforming profit per minute into objectives for strategic improvements achieved through Strategic Kaizen projects.

Posteucă's research has led to increased effectiveness in strategic improvements and has set the stage for future productivity in the world of manufacturing technology. He is laureate of the Romanian Academy of the "Traian Vuia" Prize, the highest scientific prize in Romania.