Time Standards and Disability: A Work Measurement Perspective

Authors

  • Anand Subramanian University of Cincinnati
  • Anil Mital University of Cincinnati

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23055/ijietap.2008.15.1.68

Keywords:

Work measurement, work standards, fair day’s work, disability, productivity

Abstract

Traditionally, work measurement has been concerned with establishing consistent data on activity and job completion times for comparative, control, and/or remuneration purposes. The application of accurate work standards is not only crucial from the employees’ point of view but is also very important for the employers as it gives a measure of the productivity, and also standardizes the time it takes for businesses to produce its products or services. With changing demographics and growing need to include special population into the work force, it is necessary to analyze, modify, and implement the tried and tested approaches to productivity and performance measurement and improvement. This paper investigates the need to revise work standards in order to accurately determine levels of productivity and job completion times for the disabled. Specifically, the objectives of this paper are: a) to help practitioners understand the concept of a fair day’s work when it comes to the special disabled population; and b) to scrutinize the relation between published research on disability, work standards, and the need to customize them for the disabled population.

Author Biographies

Anand Subramanian, University of Cincinnati

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Anil Mital, University of Cincinnati

Anil Mital is a Professor and former Director of Industrial Engineering at the University of Cincinnati. He has a B.E. in Mechanical Engineering with Gold Medal from Allahabad University, India, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Kansas State University and Texas Tech University, respectively. He is the author/coauthor of over 300 technical publications including 113 journal papers and 13 books. His publications have covered topics such as Human Factors and Ergonomics, Economics Justification, Work Measurement, Metal Cutting, Facilities Design, and Quality Control. Dr. Mital is internationally renowned in the field of industrial engineering and ergonomics. He is the founder editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics and the editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Industrial Engineering.

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Published

2022-02-24

How to Cite

Subramanian, A., & Mital, A. (2022). Time Standards and Disability: A Work Measurement Perspective. International Journal of Industrial Engineering: Theory, Applications and Practice, 15(1), 113–121. https://doi.org/10.23055/ijietap.2008.15.1.68

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 1 (2008)

Section

Work Measurement, Human Factors and Ergonomics

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