Keywords
Methods engineering, Work sampling
Abstract
A study was undertaken in the Shipping Center of Rohm and Haas Chemical Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to determine what course of action should be taken to reduce overall costs in a labor oriented shipment preparation operation. This activity, which currently utilizes a complement of twenty-seven people, involves the preshipment labelling and stenciling of product and customer information to metal drums and pails plus various other preparation requirements. A work sampling was performed to determine manpower requirements by work category and this information was used to direct the methods improvements study into the most lucrative areas. By transferring the responsibility of label and stencil preparation from the Shipment Preparers, who work on the Shipping platforms, to Shipping Office personnel, and by changing stencil cutting and label storage methods, a net reduction of five people is projected.
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Graduation Date
1976
Advisor
Bauer, Christian S.
Degree
Master of Science (M.S.)
College
College of Engineering
Degree Program
Engineering
Format
Pages
38 p.
Language
English
Rights
Public Domain
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Access Status
Masters Thesis (Open Access)
Identifier
DP0012778
Subjects
Methods engineering, Work sampling
STARS Citation
McCann, Michael P., "Work Sampling and Methods Improvements in Shipment Preparation" (1976). Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. 236.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/rtd/236
Contributor (Linked data)
Christian S. Bauer, Jr. (Q57708477)
University of Central Florida. College of Engineering [VIAF]
Collection (Linked data)
Accessibility Status
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