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Since investigations into materials handling and layout situations are usually concerned with industrial processes or movement of materials in connection therewith, and since work study is a widely accepted set of tools for analysing industrial problems, it will come as no surprise to find that it forms the basis of methodical investigations in these areas.
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See R. Curry, Work Study (Pitman, 1960)
A. Fields, Method Study (Cassell, 1969).
For further reading see D. W. Karger and F. H. Baher, Engineered Work Measurement (Industrial Press, New York, 1965).
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Pemberton, A.W. (1974). Investigational Methods: Work Study. In: Plant Layout and Materials Handling. Macmillan Handbooks in Industrial Management. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-01786-7_2
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