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What is Predetermined motion time system (PMTS)?

A method that builds an operation's standard time from published time values for basic human motions (such as reach, grasp and move), instead of a stopwatch time study; MTM and MOST are two widely used named systems.

This term in other languages

Arabicنظام أزمنة الحركة المحددة مسبقًا
FrenchSystème de temps prédéterminés (PMTS)
TurkishÖnceden belirlenmiş hareket zamanı sistemi (PMTS)

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Predetermined motion time systems and when a factory uses them instead of direct time study

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