Apparel Online Bangladesh Magazine June Issue 2018 | Page 55

fatigue. Time needed for rest varies
with individuals, with the length of
interval in the cycle during which
a person is working under the load
and atmospheric conditions, besides
many other factors. Personal and
fatigue allowances may be estimated
by conducting a work sampling study
(or ratio delay study).
Time Study is a manual
complicated process
WRONG
Earlier, Time Study (more so for
method study) used to be done by
trained and qualified industrial
engineers. A Time Study board,
decimal stopwatch, Time Study
sheet and pencils were used.
The industrial engineers are
required to have good hand-eye
coordination for simultaneous
observation and writing ability. Now
videography and software tools
are available which have de-skilled
the process and any supervisor
can conduct video Time Study with
minimal training.
All PMTS are proprietary
data, hence costly
WRONG
PMTS is a database of different
operations’ sewing times for
method analysis and setting up of
time standards for needle trade
environment such as