Textbook Proposal for ISE 323 – Work and Process Improvement

Proposed book

Books reviewed

The most famous books in the area of work measurement, method improvement, and work design are old. The publication of the the proposed book is thought of by the faculty of industrial engineering in the Systems Engineering Department as the revival of this important field. The highly respected books in time measurement and motion study are:

• Engineered Work Measurement, 4th Ed. Delmar Karger and Franklin Bayha, Industrial Press, 1987.
• Work Measurement and Methods Improvement, Lawrence Aft, Wiley, 2000.
• Motion and Time Study: Design and Measurement of Work, 7th Ed, Ralph M. Barnes, Wiley, 1980.
• Introduction to Work Study, George Kanawaty, 4th Ed, ILO, 1992.

All the reviewed books above went out of print; and the publishers have indicated that these books are not considered for republication.

Industrial Engineering programs using the proposed book

• King Saud University
• The University of Texas at Arlington
• Montana State University

Support provided under the recommended book

• Online solution manual in pdf and Word form
• PowerPoint lecture notes
• Book figures in jpeg format