efficiency expert

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noun

a person who studies the methods, procedures, and job characteristics of a business or factory with the object of devising ways to increase the efficiency of equipment and personnel.

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Also called efficiency engineer.
Compare time and motion study.

Origin of efficiency expert

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15

Words nearby efficiency expert

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Example sentences from the Web for efficiency expert

  • I did not label him efficiency-expert, for printers have always been notoriously allergic to that title.

    Nine Men in Time|Noel Miller Loomis