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time study

Measuring the time each step of a job takes, usually with a stopwatch.

The Psychology of Management, Lillian Gilbreth

Explained in

• The Psychology of Management, Lillian Gilbreth
• The Principles of Scientific Management, Frederick Winslow Taylor

  The study of work with a stopwatch: every movement is timed to find the quickest and easiest way of doing it.

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