Importance of Work-Study

Without measurements, there can be no management and if the measurements are inaccurate there can be mismanagement and this is the main goal to achieve by Work-Study program. When it comes to measuring the standard times of various operations work-study is a powerful tool. There is nothing new about the investigation & improvement of operations at the work place; good managers have been investigating and improving ever since human effort was first organized on a large scale. Managers of outstanding ability geniuses have always been able to make notable advances. Unfortunately, no country seems to have an adequate supply of competent managers. The prime value of Work-Study program lies in the fact that by carrying out its systematic procedures, a manager can achieve results as good as or better than the less systematic genius was able to do in the past. We have now discussed, very briefly, some aspects of the nature of Work-Study and why it is such a valuable tool of management. There are other reasons to be added to the above.

For the importance of work-study, These may be summarized as follows:

1. It is a means of raising the productivity of a plant or operating unit by the reorganization of work, a method that normally involves little or no capital expenditure on facilities and equipment. 2. It is the most accurate means yet evolved of setting standards of performance, on which the effective planning and control of production depends. 3. It can contribute to the improvement of safety and working conditions at work by exposing hazardous operations and developing safe methods of performing operations. 4. The savings resulting from properly applied work study start at once and continue as long as the operation continues in the improved form.

5. It is a tool which can be applied everywhere. It can be use with success wherever work is done or plant is operated, not only in only in manufacturing shops but also in offices, stores, laboratories and service industries such as wholesale and retail distribution and restaurants and on farms. 6. It is one of the most penetrating tools of investigation available to management. This makes it an excellent weapon for starting an attack on inefficiency in any organization

OBJECTIVES OF WORK STUDY

(1)

It helps in the optimum use of plant, equipment, manpower and material.

(2)

It helps in establishing the standard of performance.

(3)

It helps in developing efficient work methods.

(4)

It helps in establishing the most efficient and effective utilization of human effort.

(5)

It helps in synchronizing various resources like men and machine.

(6)

It helps in the evaluation of human work.