MOST Assignment

Determine the normal time in seconds for the following activities:

$1-$ A machinist standing in front of his milling machine, grasps the waist level feed lever on

the machine, and rotates the lever one crank to engage the feed. The process time to

mill the part is $50sec.$ There is no alignment and no action by the worker at the end of

the process time.

$2-$ The worker obtain a nut from a part bin located within reach, place it on a bolt and run it

down with seven finger action

$3-$ An administrative assistant presses a button within reach to activate the shrink wrap

machine. The machine runs for ten seconds.

$4-$ Using the foot pedal to activate the machine, a sewing machine operator makes a stich

requiring $3\mathrm{.}5$ seconds processing time. $($the operator must reach to the pedal with foot$)$

$5-$ Worker grasps a hammer from within reach and strike a block and put hammer a side.

$6-$ An operator obtains a $12$ inch fixed$-$end wrench within reach and fastens a bolt using $5$

arm strokes, then lays the wrench aside.

$7-$ A carpenter grasps a carpenter's square from $3$ steps away, returns and measures the

profile of one corner of a crate. He then asides the square within reach.

$8-$ Obtain a wrench, interlocked with other tools, within reach at the machine and loosen a

nut with $5$ wrist$-$strokes and aside the wrench to a bench $4$ steps away.

$9-$ An operator gets a cloth from his pocket and wipes the surface of a metal sheet $(0\mathrm{.}5sq.$

ft$.)$ and returns it to his pocket.

$10-$ A supervisor picks up a pen on the desk, sits down in a chair $($making adjustments to

position the chair$)$ and signs her name on a check, then lays the pen $1$ inch away.