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Business Definition for: Methods-time Measurement
- a system of standard times for movements made by people in the performance of work tasks. Methods-time measurement was developed in the 1940s and is the most widely used of predetermined motion-time systems of work measurement designed to increase efficiency and consistency in work operations. Work operations are broken down into a set of basic motions such as reach, grasp, position, and release and standard times for each motion are calculated by analyzing films of industrial operations. Simplified versions of the system called MTM2 and MTM3, approved in 1965 and 1970 respectively, use combinations of the basic motions, such as get and put.
- Abbr. MTM
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- Research articles 2006-02-06
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- White papers 2005-06-09
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- Research articles 2004-05-01
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- Research articles 2000-09-01
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- White papers 2005-10-13
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- White papers 2003-06-11
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- Research articles 2003-11-01
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- Case studies
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- White papers 2005-04-15
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- Research articles 1999-10-01
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- Research articles 2002-06-01
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- White papers 2003-08-21
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- White papers 2001-02-09
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- Research articles 2005-10-24
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- Research articles 2003-02-01
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- Research articles 2007-08-01
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