Work Study

Work study is primarily an analysis of a work or task for the purpose of identifying the most preferred method of doing that work and also determining the standard time for doing that work by the most preferred method or an acceptable method.

It is not uncommon to find business establishments, specially production or manufacturing units, loosing out on operating profit margins either due to not choosing the most preferred method of doing a particular work or not doing that work in the most preferred time or a combination of both.

More often, the problem lies not in the lack of knowledge but in the hurdles of its implementation due to the human element associated with the work. While the management may well be capable of conducting the work study, the human element associated with the work does not feel comfortable with inhouse conduct of the same. It is psychologically perceived as a tug of war between the management and the work force.