13-08-2012, 02:59 PM
Maynard Operation Sequence Technique (MOST)
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The Maynard Operation Sequence Technique (MOST) is a high-level predetermined motion time system (PMTS) that is based on MTM.
MOST is a work measurement technique that concentrates on the movement of objects. It is used to analyze work and to determine the normal time that it would take to perform a particular process /operation.
The basic version of MOST which is now referred to as Basic MOST.
More specifically, MOST is used to:
1. Break down the operation/process into smaller steps/units
2. Analyze the motions in each step/unit by using a standard
MOST method sequence
3. Assign indices to the parameters constituting the method
sequence for each task
4. Sum up the indices to arrive at a time value for each step/unit
5. Sum up the time values for all the steps/units to arrive at the ‘normal time’ required to perform that operation/process
Basic MOST
The focus of Basic MOST is on work activity involve the movement of objects. The majority of industrial manual work does involve moving objects (e.g., parts, tools) from one location to another in the workplace.
Basic MOST uses motion aggregates (collections of basic motion elements) that are concerned with moving things. The motion aggregates are called activity sequence models in Basic MOST.
There are three activity sequence models in Basic MOST, each of which consists of a standard sequence of actions:
General move. This sequence model is used when an object is moved freely through space from one location to the next (e.g., picking something up from the floor and placing it on a table).
Controlled move. This sequence model is used when an object is moved while it remains in contact with a surface (e.g., sliding the object along the surface) or the object is attached to some other object during its movement (e.g., moving a lever on a machine).
Tool use. This sequence model applies to the use of a hand tool (e.g., a hammer or screwdriver).
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The Maynard Operation Sequence Technique (MOST) is a high-level predetermined motion time system (PMTS) that is based on MTM.
MOST is a work measurement technique that concentrates on the movement of objects. It is used to analyze work and to determine the normal time that it would take to perform a particular process /operation.
The basic version of MOST which is now referred to as Basic MOST.
More specifically, MOST is used to:
1. Break down the operation/process into smaller steps/units
2. Analyze the motions in each step/unit by using a standard
MOST method sequence
3. Assign indices to the parameters constituting the method
sequence for each task
4. Sum up the indices to arrive at a time value for each step/unit
5. Sum up the time values for all the steps/units to arrive at the ‘normal time’ required to perform that operation/process
Basic MOST
The focus of Basic MOST is on work activity involve the movement of objects. The majority of industrial manual work does involve moving objects (e.g., parts, tools) from one location to another in the workplace.
Basic MOST uses motion aggregates (collections of basic motion elements) that are concerned with moving things. The motion aggregates are called activity sequence models in Basic MOST.
There are three activity sequence models in Basic MOST, each of which consists of a standard sequence of actions:
General move. This sequence model is used when an object is moved freely through space from one location to the next (e.g., picking something up from the floor and placing it on a table).
Controlled move. This sequence model is used when an object is moved while it remains in contact with a surface (e.g., sliding the object along the surface) or the object is attached to some other object during its movement (e.g., moving a lever on a machine).
Tool use. This sequence model applies to the use of a hand tool (e.g., a hammer or screwdriver).