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Method Study Steps in Garment Operations

Method study is a systematic approach to job design that involves six steps: (1) selecting work to be studied that has the best potential for improvement, (2) recording all relevant facts of the current method using techniques to document task sequences, material movement, and staff movement, (3) critically examining the current method by questioning the purpose, place, sequence, person, and means of each element, (4) developing alternative methods, (5) selecting the best alternative method, and (6) implementing and maintaining the new method.

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Method Study Steps in Garment Operations

Method study is a systematic approach to job design that involves six steps: (1) selecting work to be studied that has the best potential for improvement, (2) recording all relevant facts of the current method using techniques to document task sequences, material movement, and staff movement, (3) critically examining the current method by questioning the purpose, place, sequence, person, and means of each element, (4) developing alternative methods, (5) selecting the best alternative method, and (6) implementing and maintaining the new method.

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How to do Method Study for Garment Operations?

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Method study is more of a systematic approach to job design than a set of techniques. It is
defined as the systematic recording and critical examination of existing and proposed methods of
doing work, as a means of developing and applying easier and more effective methods and
reducing costs (Work study definition by ILO). The method involves systematically following
six steps:
a. Selection of work to be studied: Most operations consist of many discrete jobs or activities.
The first stage is to select those jobs to be studied that will give the best returns for the time
spent. For example, activities with the best scopes for improvement, those causing delays or
bottlenecks or those resulting in high costs.

b. Recording of all relevant facts of current method: Method study uses formal techniques to
record the sequence of activities, the time relationship between different tasks, the movement of
materials, the movement of staff.
There are many techniques used in method study.
c. Critical examination of those facts: This is the most important stage in method study. It is
used to critically examine the current method by seeking answers to questions:

The purpose of each element


The place

The sequence

The person

The means

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