1. Transparency Masters to accompany Heizer/Render – Principles of Operations Management, 5e, and Operations Management, 7e © 2004 by Prentice Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458 10-1 Methods Analysis  Focuses on how task is performed  Used to analyze  Movement of body, people, or material  Activities of people & machines  Tools  Process chart  Flow diagram  Activity chart  Operations chart (right-hand, left-hand)

2. Transparency Masters to accompany Heizer/Render – Principles of Operations Management, 5e, and Operations Management, 7e © 2004 by Prentice Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458 10-2 Methods Analysis Used to Study  Movement of individuals or materials (Flow diagrams or process charts)  Activity of human and machine and crew activity (Activity charts)  Body movement (primarily hands) (Micro-motion charts)

3. Transparency Masters to accompany Heizer/Render – Principles of Operations Management, 5e, and Operations Management, 7e © 2004 by Prentice Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458 10-3 Process Chart

4. Transparency Masters to accompany Heizer/Render – Principles of Operations Management, 5e, and Operations Management, 7e © 2004 by Prentice Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458 10-4 Flow Diagram Buyer You 75 ft.

5. Transparency Masters to accompany Heizer/Render – Principles of Operations Management, 5e, and Operations Management, 7e © 2004 by Prentice Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458 10-5 Flow Diagram and Process Chart of Axle-Stand Production Line

6. Transparency Masters to accompany Heizer/Render – Principles of Operations Management, 5e, and Operations Management, 7e © 2004 by Prentice Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458 10-6 Activity Chart for Two-Person Oil-Change Crew

7. Transparency Masters to accompany Heizer/Render – Principles of Operations Management, 5e, and Operations Management, 7e © 2004 by Prentice Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458 10-7 Operations Chart (Left Hand/Right Hand)

8. Transparency Masters to accompany Heizer/Render – Principles of Operations Management, 5e, and Operations Management, 7e © 2004 by Prentice Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458 10-8 Activity Chart Subject: Semi-Auto Machine OperatorMachineTime 1 2 3 4 5 6 Load machineBeing loaded Idle Run Unload Being Unloaded Present