CHAPTER V
HOW TO ENSURE SUCCESS BEFORE YOU BEGIN

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A.     ENGIN"EER" OR ENGIN"EAR"?

B.     KNOW WHY YOU ARE TAKING STUDY

C.     THE RUBBER BAND RULER

D.     WHY METHODS BEFORE TIME STUDY?

E.     ESTABLISH WORKER CONFIDENCE

1.     Develop Credibility

2.     Never Penalize Employees Who Help You Improve Profits

3.     Share The Savings And Save Even More

4.     Reap The Benefits

F.     HOW TO ENSURE NO LOSS OF QUALITY

G.     WHY IS PROPER HUMAN RELATIONS SO IMPORTANT

H.     A SUMMARY OF COMMON MISTAKES TO AVOID

I.     FOLLOWING ALL THE REQUIRED STEPS MAY ALLOW YOU TO REACH YOUR OBJECTIVES WITHOUT TAKING THE STUDY

J.     THE SEVEN NECESSARY AND ESSENTIAL PREREQUISITES TO A STANDARD DATA TIME STUDY

K.     THE CAUSES OF INACCURATE TIME STANDARDS

1.     Unreported Methods Changes

2.     Employee or Union Pressure to Negotiate Standards

3.     Observer Mislead by Employees

4.     Inexperienced Time Study People

L.     USING VIDEO TO HELP MAKE INCENTIVE SYSTEMS WORK

1.     Let’s Look At The Problem Of Setting Meaningful Piece Rates

2.     It’s About Time We Saved Time

M. VIDEO HELPS SET MORE EFFECTIVE STANDARDS

1.     Helps Standardize Methods

2.     Helps Rate Setters To Be Consistent

3.     Helps Rate Setters Study Jobs More Closely

4.     Helps Management Instill Worker Confidence In The Standards

5.     Allows Workers To Participate In The Rate Setting Process

6.     Helps Document The Standard

7.     Gives Continuity To Engineering Perceptions

8.     Makes Training And Retraining Easier, Faster And Better

9.     Gives Trainees Visual Clues To What They’re Being Trained For

N.     VIDEOTAPES PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT