Shows principles of motion economy applied to many kinds of manual work. Old and new methods are shown for twelve different jobs, including the following: Sorting incoming orders; assembling and attaching buckles on shoes; opening cartons; placing pies in bags and filling glasses with ice and water.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
007290
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Process control
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Economics - Study and teaching
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Production (Economic theory)
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Economics - Study and teaching
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Motion study
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)