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motion study

American  
motion study British  

noun

  1. short for time and motion study

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of motion study

First recorded in 1910–15

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One of the main projects I’ve been directly involved in is setting up a time and motion study.

From Slate Dec. 1, 2020

Lillian Gilbreth, a psychologist, engineer and a pioneer of what’s called motion study.

From New York Times Jul. 1, 2018

In a time and motion study, he would quantify each step and how long it would take.

From New York Times Sep. 27, 2014

The next time we saw him, he was in uniform, assigned to motion study training in assembling and disassembling the Lewis machine gun and other automatic weapons.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

Sometimes, after the contract work was finished, he was asked to remain on the job to install his motion study methods within the factory itself.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

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