Operations Management
Operations Management
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ISBN: 9781259667473
Author: William J Stevenson
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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To develop: The allowance percentage for a job element which requires a worker to lift 10 pounds in three positions namely standing in a slightly awkward position, in light that is slightly below recommended standards and with intermittent loud noise occurring.

Introduction: The amount of the dependency on human effort by an organization in terms of achieving its goals is given by the work design. It is directly linked to the productivity of an organization where good work design helps in achieving high productivity.

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