Work Simplification Applied to Clerical Operations (Original title)
Date: 1946 (Release)Country: United Kingdom
Synopsis: Time-and-motion study applied to office routines. Beginning with a rather dull lecture technique, the film proceeds to demonstrations and then becomes informat ive and fascinating. The demonstrations are based on experience acquired by the sponsor in its own office s; they show faulty layouts and equipment and then the new methods and designs introduced. Recommended for all who work in an office, and for factory people, too.Synopsis: How work simplification and motion studies increased productivity in industry, following developments pioneered in the United States, and how this enabled "unskilled" women to come into industry during wartime. Work was made increasingly simple and fatigue of staff is reduced, whilst improving quality and output. These methods are now applied to clerical tasks. Changes in industry have also led to increased paperwork, statistics and forms which can be approached by work simplification methods. Layout of departments; small improvements in repetitive work with many examples from stapling paper, sorting desk-space and filing.
Genre: Instructional film/TV programme
Subjects: Office workers, Secretarial workers, Work study, Filing
Releases
Date: 1946Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 16mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 17 mins Length: 633 FeetLanguage: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(1)
Film materials(1)
Description: 16mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1395662
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status
Date: 1946 (Release)Country: United Kingdom
Synopsis: Time-and-motion study applied to office routines. Beginning with a rather dull lecture technique, the film proceeds to demonstrations and then becomes informat ive and fascinating. The demonstrations are based on experience acquired by the sponsor in its own office s; they show faulty layouts and equipment and then the new methods and designs introduced. Recommended for all who work in an office, and for factory people, too.Synopsis: How work simplification and motion studies increased productivity in industry, following developments pioneered in the United States, and how this enabled "unskilled" women to come into industry during wartime. Work was made increasingly simple and fatigue of staff is reduced, whilst improving quality and output. These methods are now applied to clerical tasks. Changes in industry have also led to increased paperwork, statistics and forms which can be approached by work simplification methods. Layout of departments; small improvements in repetitive work with many examples from stapling paper, sorting desk-space and filing.
Genre: Instructional film/TV programme
Subjects: Office workers, Secretarial workers, Work study, Filing
Releases
Date: 1946Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 16mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 17 mins Length: 633 FeetLanguage: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(1)
Film materials(1)
Description: 16mm BW PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1395662
Status: Status pending - Material requires inspection to determine preservation or access status