Methods, Standards and Work Design

by Benjamin W. Niebel

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.

768 pages, Paperback

First published February 19, 2013

Reviews

[Joseph Gary]

I've taught out of this book--and while it does have a lot of good information, it could be written clearer for undergraduate students, and add a chapter on process mapping specifically for work measurement.

[César Serradas]

Alguns capítulos são aprofundados para além daquilo que era o meu interesse e outros mereciam um aprofundamento maior.