5. The Problems of Time Measurement

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface VII
3. Contents XI
4. Tables XIII
5. Figures XV
6. Part I. Work Measurement: Theory, Practice, and Fact
7. 1. Some Basic Problems of Inference 3
8. 2. The Nature of Time Study 18
9. 3. The Validity of Bating Procedures 30
10. 4. Work Measurement in Practice 44
11. Part II. A Work Measurement Theory: Procedure, Application, and Results
12. 5. The Problems of Time Measurement 61
13. 6. The Nature and Function of Process Standardization 77
14. 7. Production Rates in the Short Term 87
15. 8. Interpreting Short-Term Studies 106
16. 9. Production Rates in the Long Term 118
17. 10. Interpreting Long-Term Studies 141
18. 11. Designing Studies of Production Activity 147
19. 12. Measuring and Estimating Delays 166
20. Part III. The Theory of Human Work: Beliefs, Codes, and Observations
21. 13. The Nature of Standard Data Systems 195
22. 14. Standard Element Estimates and Related Problems 205
23. 15. Standard Motion Estimates and Related Problems 224
24. 16. The Fundamental Character of Work 241
25. 17. The Nature of Work Fatigue 260
26. 18. Fatigue, Skill, and Work 277
27. 19. Postscript and Salutation 289
28. Bibliography 303
29. Index 311