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To calculate a capacity it is necessary to know the total amount of work involved per product or per unit product. Work measurement has already been under review in the work-study sector for some decades. Originally this was merely for the purpose of establishing norms and calculating wages; in many cases work study and wage calculation were virtually synonymous.

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© 1972 N. V. Philips’ Gloeilampenfabrieken, Eindhoven

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van Hees, R.N., Monhemius, W. (1972). Calculation of capacity. In: Production and Inventory Control: Theory and Practice. Philips Technical Library. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-01312-8_30

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