Multiple-Choice Questions (Work Measurement)

What is the main concern of work measurement?

• Determining product quality

• Determining the length of time to complete a job

• Designing machines

• Hiring employees

Which method of work measurement is most appropriate for short, repetitive tasks?

• Work sampling

• Stopwatch time study

• Analytical estimating

• Forecasting

Who formally introduced stopwatch time study?

• Henry Ford

• Elton Mayo

• Frederick Winslow Taylor

• Frank Gilbreth

Standard elemental times are derived from:

• Government standards

• Historical time study data

• Worker interviews

• Marketing research

In MTM, one TMU equals:

• 0.006 minute

• 0.06 minute

• 0.0006 minute

• 0.6 minute

Work sampling estimates:

• Product defects

• Machine cost

• Proportion of time spent on activities

• Customer satisfaction

Which component of work measurement refers to worker recovery from fatigue?

• Rating

• Element

• Allowance

• Method study

Standard time refers to:

• Fastest possible time

• Time consumed by an average worker under normal conditions

• Overtime schedule

• Estimated management time

Which type of element occurs in every work cycle?

• Variable element

• Foreign element

• Repetitive element

• Occasional element

An occasional element:

• Happens every cycle

• Never occurs

• Occurs at regular or irregular intervals

• Is always machine-operated