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An analysis of the efficiency with which an industrial operation is performed. Also called motion study, time study.

time and motion study

(Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) the analysis of industrial or work procedures to determine the most efficient methods of operation Also time and motion time study motion study

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Noun

time and motion study - an analysis of a specific job in an effort to find the most efficient method in terms of time and effort

motion study, time study, time-and-motion study, time-motion study, work study

examination, scrutiny - the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)

Translations

time and motion study n → analisi f inv dei tempi e delle fasi di produzione

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