Monday, April 9, 2012

Human Effort Engineering - Knols by KVSSNRao



"Industrial Engineering is human effort engineering and system efficiency engineering."
This statement appeared in IIE magazine "Industrial Engineer" in March 2010 issue.
 
The following subjects or techniques form part of Human Effort Engineering (industrial engineering tool kit).
 

Human Effort Engineering

 

Foundation:

 
1. Understanding of manufacturing, fabrication, production, contruction and other work processes in details and the ability to read process drawings and interpret the processes and process specifications of cutting speeds, feeds and depth of cuts etc.
2. Knowledge of Human Anatomy, Physiology, Psychology and Sociology.
 

Specific Techniques and Methods

 
1. Principles of Motion Economy and Motion Study.
    Therbligs, SIMO chart, Chronocycle graph
2. Work Measurement
    Stop watch time study, worksampling, PMTS - MTM, MOST
3. Ergonomics

4. Safe Work Practice Design
    Personal protective devices

5. Wage Incentives and Job Evaluation


Knols (Online Articles on these topics)

Human Effort Engineering

 

Foundation

Human Anatomy - Some Points for IE Students

 

 
Human Effort Engineering -  Techniques and Methods

1. Principles of Motion Economy and Motion Study.
    Stop watch time study, worksampling, PMTS - MTM, MOST
3. Ergonomics

Ergonomics - Introduction

4. Safe Work Practice Design

5. Wage Incentives and Job Evaluation

Job Evaluation - Purpose - Consultants

Original knol -http://knol.google.com/k/narayana-rao/human-effort-engineering-knols-by/2utb2lsm2k7a/ 3151

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