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Frank Gilbreth (1868-1924) & Lilian Gilbreth



          (1878-1972)





          - husband & wife, contributed towards work

                 environments in their research of ‘time and

                 motion’ study.

               - the study of movements emphasized


                 reducing workflow to the most basic work

                 movement.

               - The objective of the study:

                        i.  To analyze each work movement made


                            by the employee in performing a particular task    to
                            determine the time duration taken to complete the

                            particular task

                       ii. To identify better methods to perform a task and
                            eliminate unnecessary movement in order to avoid

                            wasting time and energy.
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