1. What is meant by the visual workplace? Provide two examples.

2. List and describe the eight steps used to develop a time study-based labor standard.

3. What are the advantages of work sampling over time-study methods?

4. Consider the workplace you currently work at, or one that you are familiar with, and provide an analysis of the constraints on Human Resource Strategy for that workplace. What are the implications for the job design of one position in that organisation? 5. Discuss job expansion and how it could be applied to your workplace or one that you are familiar with.

6. VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION What are the six constraints on Human Resource Strategy? Discuss these in relation to the impact on operations management for an organisation you work in or are familiar with.