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Methods-Time Measurement (MTM) is a predetermined motion time system that is used primarily in industrial settings to analyze the methods used to perform any manual operation or task and, as a product of that analysis, to set the standard time in which a worker should complete that task.
It is more common in Asia whereas the original and more sophisticated Methods Time Measurement technique, better known as MTM, is a global standard. The most commonly used form of MOST is BasicMOST, which was released in Sweden in 1972 and in the United States in 1974.
Most predetermined motion time systems (MTM and MOST) use time measurement units (TMU) instead of seconds for measuring time. One TMU is defined to be 0.00001 hours, or 0.036 seconds according to MTM100 and 0.0000083 hours, or 0.030 seconds according to BS100. [1] These smaller units allow for more accurate calculations without the use of decimals.
The International MTM Directorate (IMD) is a Federation of National Methods-Time Measurement Associations. It was originally constituted in Paris on June 25, 1957, and was then reincorporated under the laws of Ohio on November 6, 1968.
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MTM was the first of a series of predetermined motion time systems, predetermined in the sense that estimates of time are not determined in loco but are derived from an industry standard. This was explained by its originators in a book they published in 1948 called Methods-Time Measurement. The methods-time measurement may be defined as follows:
A work sampling study usually requires a substantial period of time to complete. There must be enough time available (several weeks or more) to conduct the study. Another characteristic is multiple workers. Work sampling is commonly used to study the activities of multiple workers rather than one worker. The third characteristic is long cycle time.
Harold Bright Maynard (Oct. 18, 1902 - Mar. 10, 1975) was an American industrial engineer, consulting engineer at the Methods Engineering Council, and management author. He is known as the "Broadway counsel for industries, railroads, state governments" [1] and as recipient of the Henry Laurence Gantt Medal in 1964.