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  2. Chronometry - Wikipedia

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    The hourglass is often used as a symbol representing the passage of time Clocks; a watch-maker seated at his workbench. Chronometry [a] or horology [b] (lit. ' the study of time ') is the science studying the measurement of time and timekeeping. [3]

  3. Standard time (manufacturing) - Wikipedia

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    In industrial engineering, the standard time is the time required by an average skilled operator, working at a normal pace, to perform a specified task using a prescribed method. [1] It includes appropriate allowances to allow the person to recover from fatigue and, where necessary, an additional allowance to cover contingent elements which may ...

  4. Standard time in manufacturing - Wikipedia

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    Standard time is the amount of time that should be allowed for an average worker to process one work unit using the standard method and working at a normal pace. The standard time includes some additional time, called the contingency allowance, to provide for the worker's personal needs, fatigue, and unavoidable delays during the shift.

  5. PFD allowance - Wikipedia

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    The fatigue allowance is intended to cover the time that the worker should be given to overcome fatigue due to work related stress and conditions. There are three factors that cause fatigue: (1) physical factors like standing and use of force, (2) mental and cognitive factors like mental strain and eye strain , and (3) environmental and work ...

  6. German units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    The units of measurement of German-speaking countries consist of a variety of units, with varying local standard definitions. While many were made redundant with the introduction of the metric system, some of these units are still used in everyday speech and even in stores and on street markets as shorthand for similar amounts in the metric system.

  7. Methods-time measurement - Wikipedia

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    Methods-Time Measurement (MTM) is a predetermined motion time system that is used primarily in industrial settings to analyze the methods used to perform any manual operation or task and, as a product of that analysis, to set the standard time in which a worker should complete that task.

  8. Hockey player Matthew Petgrave crowdfunding for legal fees ...

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    Canadian hockey player Matthew Petgrave has begun crowdfunding to help cover his legal fees in connection with the death of fellow hockey player Adam Johnson.. Johnson, who played for the ...

  9. Rainflow-counting algorithm - Wikipedia

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    The rainflow algorithm was developed by T. Endo and M. Matsuishi (an M.S. student at the time) in 1968 and presented in a Japanese paper. The first english presentation by the authors was in 1974. They communicated the technique to N. E. Dowling and J. Morrow in the U.S. who verified the technique and further popularised its use. [1]