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When an organisation starts using forklifts or other handling equipment to replace manual labour (the workforce), transportation time from the manufacturing plant to the warehouse decreases, which saves costs and time.
The definition “Work measurement technique being a development of estimating in which the time required to carry out elements of a task at a defined rate of working is estimated partially based on the knowledge and practical experience of the work concerned and partially from synthetic data” refers to which one of the following options?
Labour control
As the head of the work study department at ABC Caps Design Company, you have been requested by management to determine labour performances as part of a work study investigation. The following information is available:
Number of operators
|
4
|
Attendance time (each operator)
|
8 hours
|
Type-A caps
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120
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Standard time per piece for A caps
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10 std mins
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Type-B caps
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50
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Estimated standard time for B caps
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5 std mins
|
Total time spent on non-productive, uncontrolled work (group)
|
2 hours
|
Waiting and diverted time (department responsible)
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3 hours
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Waiting and diverted time (department not responsible)
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1 hour
|
Use the above information
to calculate operator performance at ABC Caps. Then state which ONE of the following is the
correct answer?
Rated activity sampling
Moloto Beverage Company’s output during a 0.1-minute interval was 10 units of soft drink. (See the number items and the results of elements in
Table 1: Results of the rated activity sampling study
Observation number
(0.1-min. intervals)
|
Worker
| ||
Element 1
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Element 2
|
Idle
| |
1
|
90
|
|
|
2
|
|
95
|
|
3
|
95
|
|
|
4
|
|
90
|
|
5
|
90
|
|
|
6
|
|
|
100
|
7
|
85
|
|
|
8
|
95
|
|
|
9
|
|
100
|
|
10
|
|
|
100
|
Total
|
455
|
285
|
200
|
Use the information in the table above to calculate total basic time. Then state which of the following options is the correct answer?
Activity sampling
The study of a single machine presented the following results after 95 random observations for packaging were recorded to determine machine idle time and machine running time.
Machine
|
No. of observations
|
Working
(Machine running)
|
Idle
|
A
|
95
|
75
|
20
|
%
|
100
|
|
|
Calculate the
machine idle observation percentage using the above table and state which
ONEof the following options is the correct
answer?
When work activities in the plant or factory are done partly manually, with the support of the machines or equipment, the activities are categorised as____________work.
ABC Caps produced 220 000 caps with a value of R125 per cap in 2024. The company employed four workers at a cost of R80 000 in 2024. In 2025, the company increased its output to 280 000 with a value of R130 per cap. The company employed five workers at a cost of R90 000 in 2025.
Calculate the productivity index and state which of the following options is the correct productivity index for ABC Caps?
Calculate the productivity index and state which of the following options is the correct productivity index for ABC Caps?
B) 2025 = 6% decrease in productivity
C) 2025 = 7% increase in productivity
D) 2025 = 7% decrease in productivity
ANSWER: B
ANSWER: B
Let’s say the Mathebula Brick making construction Company generates 300 000 bricks with a value of R20 per brick using 4 workers at a cost of R90 000 for and increased output to R400 000 with a value of R22 per brick using similar number of workers @ R110 000 for
You are required to calculate the productivity factor and then state which of the following option is the correct answer for 2023?
Let’s say the Mathebula Brick making construction Company generates 300 000 bricks with a value of R20 per brick using 4 workers at a cost of R90 000 for and increased output to R400 000 with a value of R22 per brick using similar number of workers @ R110 000 for
You are required to calculate the productivity factor and then state which of the following option is the correct answer for 2024?
One of the aims of measuring productivity in an organisation is to