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Work sampling

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Volume 2 · Chapter 1 · Textbook Exercises · Q17

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Which of the following is an appropriate explanation of the work sampling method?

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Choose your answerAWhen a single cycle of activity time is short or if an activity can be divided before observation, it measures the activity time with a stopwatch.BIt performs numerous instantaneous observations of what work status the observation target was in at certain points in time, then use the ratio that is obtained from the number of observation records to estimate each work time.CIt breaks down the observed work content into its basic operations and analyzes them, and then calculates the standard work time from the standard time that is defined in advance for each basic operations for each activity condition.DIt finds the work time through the experiential decision of people who are involved in the work for an extended period of time, such as a foreman or group leader.

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Source: FE Vol 2.pdf, PDF page 139–140, textbook p. 135 · Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan · First Edition: April, 2015. ID: tb-v2-c1-q17. Publisher answer and commentary · private review.