Discuss the following techniques of scientific work-study: Motion Study
Answer: Motion Study: It refers to conducting the study of motions being performed by workers and machines while doing the job. The movie camera is used to conduct this study. The main objective of this study is to eliminate the unnecessary motions and keep the number of necessary activities at a minimum. For example, during an experiment, it was found that while laying a brick, a mason was conducting 18 different activities, but after eliminating the unnecessary activities the number of activities could be reduced to 5, and in certain cases even down to 2 activities.
