Industrial engineering is a representative of the production. It deals with the optimization of complex processes or systems. It is a branch of engineering that is concerned with the development, improvement, money, knowledge, information, equipment, energy, materials, analysis, and synthesis. For industrial engineers, some technical terms are used such as work-study, method study, time study, etc, and their factors. Industrial engineering may also be known as operations management, operational research, safety engineering, human factors engineering, etc. Documentation is an essential process that contributes to industrial progress. In this chapter, we will study the technical English terminologies and related documentation.
Terms Used in Industrial Engineering
Some technical terms are used in industrial engineering. There are as follows.
1. Work Study
Work study may be defined as the analysis of a job for the purpose of finding the preferred method of doing it and also determining the standard time to perform it by the preferred (or given) method. Work study, therefore, comprises two areas of study. They are as follows.
(i) Method Study
Method study (also sometimes called Work Method Design) is mostly used to improve the method of doing work. It is equally applicable to new jobs. Method study can be defined as the procedure for systematic recording, analysis, and critical examination of existing or proposed methods of doing work for the purpose of development and application of easier and more effective methods.
It can therefore be stated that through method study we have a systematic way of developing human resource effectiveness, providing high machine and equipment utilization, and making economical use of materials.