MSCI131 Lecture 1: MSCI 131 – Week 1

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Management Sciences
• Course: MSCI131
• Professor: Sibel Alumur Alev

Document Summary

Msci 131 work design and facilities planning. Office hours: monday 11:30 am 12:20 pm. Form a team consisting of 4-6 students (independent from the lab sections) Team assignment i : tuesday, february 28, 5:00 pm (?) Team assignment ii : tuesday, march 28, 5:00 pm. Serves an important economic function in the global world of commerce. Provides the products and services that sustain and improve our standard of living. Historical figures related to work: eliwhit(cid:374)ey((cid:1005)(cid:1011)(cid:1010)(cid:1009)-1825) interchangeable parts manufacture, he(cid:374)ryford((cid:1005)(cid:1012)(cid:1010)(cid:1007)-1947) mass production, moving assembly line, frederi(cid:272)kw. taylor((cid:1005)(cid:1012)(cid:1009)(cid:1010)-1915) scientific management time study, fra(cid:374)k((cid:1005)(cid:1012)(cid:1010)(cid:1012)-1924) & lilliangilbreth(1878-1972) motion study. An activity in which one exerts physical and mental effort to accomplish a given task or perform a duty. Worker applies skills and knowledge for successful completion. An amount of work that is assigned to a worker or for which a worker is responsible. A series of work activities that are logically grouped together because they have a unified function in the task.