Applied Motion Study
A Collection Method to industrial Preparedness

76 APPLIED MOTION STUDY need, has come the realisation that practice of this conservation should be started immediately, and maintained permanently, or, at least, for gen- erations to come, if the world ever expects to re- cover from its stupendous and almost incalcul- able war loss. “ Economy ” has become the watchword of the day, and it is an excellent watchword, but the practice of unstudied economy is apt to lead to serious economic disturbances. The first step in rational economy consists of investigating the re- lation between economy and waste elimination. It is necessary to realise the need to eliminate the useless and the need to utilise to the fullest ca- pacity everything that is of use. This requires 1. The determination as to what is useless and as to what is useful. 2. The determination as to the most efficient method of utilising the useful. That is to say, it requires accurate measurement applicable to activity. The problem is not simple, for along with the activity and its result- ing achievement and output comes the fatigue ac- cumulated by the worker while doing the work, and fatigue is a subject concerning which, as yet,