ME-504 (A) · Industrial Engineering & Ergonomics/Official Syllabus
Industrial Engineering & Ergonomics (ME-504 (A)) - Official Syllabus
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Unit 1
Method study
- purpose of work study, its objectives, procedure and applications
- method study definition and basic procedure, selection of job
- various recording techniques like outline process charts, flow process charts, man machine charts, two handed process charts, string diagram, flow diagram, multiple activity chart, simo, cyclographs and chrono-cyclographs
- critical examination, development, installation and maintenance of improved method
- principles of motion economy and their application in work design
- micro motion study, memo motion study and their use in methods study
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Unit 2
Work measurement
- Introduction & definition, objectives and basic procedure of work measurement
- application of work measurement in industries
- time study: basic procedure, equipments needed, methods of measuring time, selection of jobs, breaking a job into elements
- numbers of cycles to be timed
- rating and methods of rating, allowances, calculation of standard time
- Work sampling: Basic procedure, design of work sampling study conducting work sampling study and establishment of standard-time
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Unit 3
Job evaluation and incentive schemes
- Starlight line, Tailor, Merrick and Gantt incentive plans
- Standard data system
- elemental and non-elemental predetermined motion systems, work factors system
- Methods Time Measurement (MTM), MOST
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Unit 4
Human factor engineering
- Definition and history of development of human factors engineering
- types & characteristics of man-machine-system
- relative capabilities of human being and machines
- development and use of human factor data
- information input and processing: Introduction to information theory
- factors effecting information reception and processing
- coding and selecting of sensory inputs
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Unit 5
Display systems and anthropometric data
- Display- types of visual display, visual indicators and warning signals
- factorial and graphic display
- general principles of auditory and tactral display, characteristics and selection
Reference Books
- work-study — ILO — International Labour Organization
- Industrial Ergonomics — Khan MI — PHI Learning
- Motion and Time Study — Barrnes RM — Wiley pub
- Contenmprory ergonomics — Megaw ED — Taylor & fracis
- Human Factors in Engg and design — Sandera M, Mc Cormick E — MGHill
- Work study — Currie RM — BIM publications
- Hand book of Industrial Engg — Mynard
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