Time and Motion
It soon became apparent that motion analysis could be applied
usefully to the demands of the workplace where it could be used to
determine the most efficient use of workers’ time and energy. This
became known as ‘Time and Motion’ study.
One of the main tools of time and motion studies were
‘chronocyclegraphs’ - still pictures taken with long exposures in which
motion paths are traced by small electric lamps fastened to the
workers’ hands
Chronocyclegraph made by Kodak Ltd, 1964. Courtesy of The Kodak Archive at the British Library
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