Case histories of the five operators and layout operators of the relay assembly test room. The histories are forms covering the test subjects family connections, personal qualities, home and community environment, and work history. Following these...
Case study of a relay assembly test room operator who was taken off the study because of her antagonistic attitude. The change in her behavior could be due to her poor health condition, perhaps anemia. Included are some of her health statistics...
Detailed daily descriptions of every variable adjusted in the relay assembly test room, including seating positions, methods to track production, temperature, humidity and lighting.
List of names and addresses of the recipients of the 1929 report, Distribution of Rest Period Report, Distribution of Hours Report, and the Distribution of Relay Operators Comments and the 1928 report along with the number of copies sent to each...
Record of observations of the relay assembly test room operations. Conversations of the workers were recorded in detail. Also recorded were observations of their moods, in handwritten marginalia
Record of observations of the relay assembly test room operations. Conversations of the workers were recorded in detail. Also included are observations of their moods in handwritten marginalia. During this period, several workers were informed...
Raw production and earnings data on an hourly basis for assembly group two with information on climate. Tables with weekly and monthy averages are included. Some handwritten notes are included, adding context to the figures.
G. A. Pennocks 1927 introductory address to the six women chosen to participate in the relay assembly work test in which they are told the purpose of the study is to help management resolve some questions. The girls are assured that management is...
Describes the results of the test began April 25, 1927, concerning the effect of rest periods on the productivity of six girls who performed relay assembly work. These six participants were moved into the test room and their productivity was...
Describes the purpose of the study of the six relay assembly employees as a test to determine if rest periods and rest periods accompanied with shorter working hours improved worker efficiency. The report duplicates Progress Report No. 1 by...
Duplicates Progress Report No. 1 and 2 with the addition of a health questionnaire, notes on the physical examinations of each of the test employees, and a discussion about output increases when work shortened to 4:00 p.m. and then returned to 5:00...
Discusses the increase of productivity in the test room. Productivity increased when the workday was shortened. Lower production on Monday and Saturday was thought to be due to mental preoccupation in the majority of cases, not cumulative...
Report on the quality of production by the relay assembly test room operators. A list of the 23 most frequent causes of rejection of relays was made. The inspector recorded each kind of defect, the hour of assembly, and the operator for each...
Sample and completed questionnaires by the test room employees. Questions deal with aspects of the employees personal lives like habits, attitudes, health, and goals along with questions about their feelings toward their work and participation in...
Included are graphs, tables, charts, and various notes on speed tests done to find a correlation between hours of sleep and speed in relay assembly. The tests were conducted on four of the operators in the relay assembly test room in 1930. The...
Examines the relation between the quality of output and the following factors: average hourly output, day of the week, weather, amount of sleep, and volume of conversation. Inspectors records of rejections were compared to the records of weather,...
Interviews with the relay assembly test room operators to find out why there was low inspection efficiency. The observer concluded that talking did not delay production, but probably decreased concentration. The group had the tendency to go fast...
Tabulations and charts studying the relation between production and two factors: repair time and personal time. The report includes complete logs of personal time taken by the five operators in the relay assembly test room
Comments made by the six test subjects in the relay assembly test room from 1927-1930. The comments are sorted into six categories: rest periods, hours, holidays and vacations; production, earnings, repairs and type; supervision and test room...
Summary of the development and findings of the psychological and sociological studies concerning the relay assembly test group. The report discusses the method used, the findings of the study, the changes introduced, and a prospectus for the future...
Schedule of test periods for the first relay assembly test room, including piece rates and converstion factors for relays assembled in the relay assembly test room.
Step by step descriptions with diagrams of assembly of R-1498 relay. Includes stock list of parts required for assembly, and descriptions of motions required for each operator on assembly line, separated by hand.
Report showing data and findings pertinent to a shorter work week using three sources: (1) the relay assembly test room studies, (2) interviews with employees, and (3) supervisory training conferences