PART Ⅰ: INTRODUCTION 1
1.METHODS ENGINEERING 3
2.METHODS-TIME MEASUREMENT — AN ADVANCED STEP IN METHODS ENGINEERING 12
3.DEVELOPMENT OF METHODS-TIME DATA 25
PART Ⅱ: BASIC INFORMATION 39
4.METHODS-TIME DATA 41
5.REACH 46
6.MovE 59
7.TURN 67
8.GRASP 73
9.POSITION 83
10.RELEASE LOAD 98
11.DISENGAGE 100
12.WALKING 105
13.OTHER MOTIONS 111
14.PRINCIPLE OF THE LIMITING MOTION 121
15.ACCURACY OF METHODS-TIME STANDARDS 129
PART Ⅲ: APPLICATION PROCEDURE 137
16.ELEMENTS OF METHODS-TIME MEASUREMENT 139
17.INFORMATION AND OBSERVATIONS 149
18.COMPUTATIONS AND SUMMARY 160
19.ESTIMATING FROM DRAWINGS AND SAMPLES 163
PART Ⅳ: METHODS DEVELOPMENT PROCEDURE 171
20.PRINCIPLES OF MOTION ECONOMY 173
21.METHODS ANALYSIS AND DEVELOPMENT 194
22.PRINCIPLE OF THE MOST ECONOMICAL METHOD 201
23.INSTALLATION OF IMPROVED METHOD 205
PART Ⅴ: APPLICATION OF METHODS-TIME MEASUREMENT 213
24.SIMPLIFIED METHODS-TIME DATA — USE AND LIMITATIONS 215
25.APPLICATION OF METHODS-TIME STANDARDS TO TOOL DESIGN 222
26.APPLICATION OF METHODS-TIME STANDARDS TO OFFICE METHODS 240
27.TIME FORMULA DERIVATION FROM METHODS-TIME STANDARDS 246
28.PROBLEM SOLVING WITH METHODS-TIME MEASUREMENT —ASSEMBLY PROCEDURES 258
29.PROBLEM SOLVING WTTH METHODS-TIME MEASUREMENT—PERFORMANCE RATING 272
Index 287