Para 3.21.23 — MSO (Audit)
Original Rule Text
3.21.23 Time study involves the cataloguing of various steps involved in a job together with the different elements in each of them and measuring the time required for
performing each such element of the job. The effective speed of operation of the worker is assessed in relation to the concept of the rate corresponding to the standard pace of working or in other words the normal speed of working that one develops through long practice. Generally, each element is rated during its performance before the time is recorded without regard to the preceding or succeeding elements. The observed times are then converted into ‘basic times’. Allowances for relaxation, personal needs and contingencies are then added as a percentage of the basic times, since precise measurement thereof would be uneconomical owing to their infrequent or irregular occurrence, to arrive at the standard times for different elements.
What This Means
Time study is a technique where every step of a job is broken down into individual elements, and the time required for each element is measured. The worker's speed is assessed against a 'standard pace' — the normal working speed one develops through long practice. Each element is rated independently during performance. The observed times are converted into 'basic times', and then allowances for relaxation, personal needs, and contingencies are added as a percentage to arrive at 'standard times' for each element.
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Key Points
- 1Each job is broken into individual elements and steps for measurement
- 2Time for each element is measured independently during actual performance
- 3Worker speed is compared against the concept of 'standard pace' of working
- 4Observed times are converted to 'basic times' after rating adjustments
- 5Allowances for relaxation, personal needs, and contingencies are added as percentages
- 6Final result is the 'standard time' for each element of the job
Practical Example
An auditor reviews a time study conducted for data entry operators in a government office. Each operator's work was broken into elements: opening the file (10 sec), reading the document (30 sec), typing the entry (45 sec), verifying the entry (15 sec), and filing (10 sec). The observed basic time is 110 seconds. With a 15% allowance added for rest and contingencies, the standard time per entry becomes approximately 127 seconds, or about 226 entries per 8-hour day.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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