methods–timeadj.
/ˌmɛθədz ˈtʌɪm/, U.S. /ˈmɛθədz ˈtaɪm/ attributive. In work study: designating or relating to the analysis of manual operations into their basic component motions with a view to establishing standards regarding the time needed for performing them, esp. in methods–time measurement (abbreviated MTM).
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society > occupation and work > study of work > [noun] > specific studies or techniques
time study1904
motion study1911
work study1921
acid test ratio1925
network analysis1930
methods study1932
methods engineering1939
methods–time measurement1948
activity sampling1956
rhochrematics1960
1948 H. B. Maynard et al. Methods-time Measurem. p. v The methods-time measurement procedure eliminates the necessity for judging the performance level at which an operator works while being observed.
1948 H. B. Maynard et al. Methods-time Measurem. ii. 12 Methods-time measurement is a procedure which analyzes any manual operation or method into the basic motions required to perform it and assigns to each motion a predetermined time standard which is determined by the nature of the motion and the conditions under which it is made.
1948 H. B. Maynard et al. Methods-time Measurem. xv. 129 A question which was uppermost all during the period when the methods-time standards were being developed.
1952 A. G. Shaw Purpose & Pract. Motion Study iii. 60 The Methods-Time Measurement technique analyses a movement cycle into elements.
1959 V. H. Rotroff Work Measurem. iii. 30 Applying the MTM technique, the analyst summarizes all motions required to perform the job properly.
1968 H. Johannsen & A. Robertson Managem. Gloss. 87 Methods Time Measurement, a predetermined motion time work measurement technique devised by the Methods Engineering Council (USA) which analyses manual operations and methods into basic motions required to perform them... There are nine basic MTM motions.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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