Applied Motion Study
A Collection Method to industrial Preparedness

MOTION STUDY AS AN INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITY 1 There is no waste of any kind in the world that equals the waste from needless, ill-directed, and ineffective motions, and their resulting unneces- sary fatigue. Because this is true, there is no in- dustrial opportunity that offers a richer return than the elimination of needless motions, and the transformation of ill-directed and ineffective mo- tions into efficient activity. This country has been so rich in human and material resources, that it is only recently that the importance of waste elimination has come to be realised. The material element received the first consideration, and in the comparatively few years during which the subject has received at- tention, an enormous amount has been done to conserve natural resources, to economise in the use of materials, and to utilise the by-products of industrial processes. The human element is now receiving long-de- layed attention. Vocational training, vocational i Reprinted from “ The Annals ” of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 41