<Li> there are repetitive work cycles of short to long duration, </Li> <Li> wide variety of dissimilar work is performed, or </Li> <Li> process control elements constitute a part of the cycle . </Li> <P> The Industrial Engineering Terminology Standard, defines time study as "a work measurement technique consisting of careful time measurement of the task with a time measuring instrument, adjusted for any observed variance from normal effort or pace and to allow adequate time for such items as foreign elements, unavoidable or machine delays, rest to overcome fatigue, and personal needs ." </P>

Methods analysis and motion study techniques develop which aspects of jobs