Methods, Standards, & Work Design (McGraw-Hill Series in Industrial Engineering and Management Science) - Hardcover

Niebel, Benjamin; Freivalds, Andris

 
9780072468243: Methods, Standards, & Work Design (McGraw-Hill Series in Industrial Engineering and Management Science)

Synopsis

Faced with increasing global competition, every industry, business, and service organization is restructuring itself to operate more effectively. Cost-effectiveness and product reliability without excess capacity are the keys to successful activity in business, industry, and government, and these keys are the end results of methods engineering.

The 11th edition of Methods, Standards, and Work Design provides practical, up-to-date descriptions of engineering methods to measure, analyze, and design manual work. The text emphasizes both the manual components and the cognitive aspects of work, recognizing the gradual decline of the manufacturing sector and the growth of the service sector. The importance of ergonomics and work design as part of methods engineering is emphasized not only to increase productivity, but also to improve worker health and safety, and thus, company bottom-line costs.

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Benjamin W. NiebelThe Pennsylvania State University

Andris FreivaldsThe Pennsylvania State University

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