- time-and-motion
- adj.Time-and-motion is used with these nouns: ↑study
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time and motion — N UNCOUNT: usu N n A time and motion study is a study of the way that people do a particular job, or the way they work in a particular place in order to discover the most efficient methods of working … English dictionary
time and motion study — ➔ study1 * * * time and motion study UK US noun [C] (also motion study) HR, WORKPLACE ► an examination of how quick and effective a company s working methods are, and how to improve them: »The Executive Committee decided to carry out a time and… … Financial and business terms
time and motion study — time and motion .study n a study of working methods to find out how effective they are … Dictionary of contemporary English
time and motion study — time and motion ,study noun count a study that measures how effective a method or system of working is … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
time-and-motion study — ► NOUN ▪ an evaluation of the efficiency of an industrial or other operation … English terms dictionary
time and motion study — noun an analysis of a specific job in an effort to find the most efficient method in terms of time and effort • Syn: ↑time and motion study, ↑time motion study, ↑motion study, ↑time study, ↑work study • Hypernyms: ↑examination, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Time and motion study — A time and motion study (or time motion study) is a business efficiency technique combining the Time Study work of Frederick Winslow Taylor with the Motion Study work of Frank and Lillian Gilbreth (not to be confused with his son best known… … Wikipedia
time-and-motion study — noun an analysis of a specific job in an effort to find the most efficient method in terms of time and effort • Syn: ↑time and motion study, ↑time motion study, ↑motion study, ↑time study, ↑work study • Hypernyms: ↑examination, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
time and motion study — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms time and motion study : singular time and motion study plural time and motion studies a study that measures how effective a method or system of working is … English dictionary
time-and-motion study — Analysis of the time spent in going through the different motions of a job or series of jobs in the evaluation of industrial performance. Such studies were first instituted in offices and factories in the U.S. in the early 20th century. They were … Universalium
