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time and motion study

time and motion study noun: an analysis of the motions used in an industrial process with an aim to improve efficiency and productivity.

Noun

time and motion study (plural time and motion studies)

  1. (industry) An analysis of the motions used in an industrial process with an aim to improve efficiency and productivity.

Forms of time and motion study

pluraltime and motion studies
alternative formmotion and time study
alternative formtime-motion study
alternative formtime-and-motion study

Questions about time and motion study

What does time and motion study mean?
Time and motion study means an analysis of the motions used in an industrial process with an aim to improve efficiency and productivity.
What part of speech is time and motion study?
Time and motion study is a noun.
What is the plural of time and motion study?
The plural of time and motion study is time and motion studies.

Words near time and motion study in the dictionary

  1. time and materials
  2. time and methods engineering
  3. time and motion expert
  4. time and motion experts
  5. time and motion studies
  6. time and motion study
  7. time and tide
  8. time and tide stay for no man
  9. time and tide tarry for no man
  10. time and tide wait for no man
  11. time and time again

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