Relay Assembly Test Room Experiment

Relay Assembly Test Room Experiment—In this experiment, researcher test the hypothesis that production would be higher if incentive system was improved, and work week become shorter with rest and lunch periods. For this purpose, the researcher set up a relay assembly test room and two experienced workers' were chosen. There experienced workers’ were asked to choose four girls as coworkers’. The work related to the assembly of
1122 1122 12 Industrial Psychology telephone relay, “because it is simple and highly repetitive and require no machinery and permits an accurate measure of production” (Blum and Naylor, 1968). Each relay consisted of different part which should be assembled into finished product. The result depended on the speed, continuity and coordination among these workers’ and they are placed under the group piece rate system. One observer was associated with girls to supervise their work and they also consulted girls before any changes. The whole experiment latest from 1927–1932, and were spread over 14 periods in all and experiment started with numerous changes in sequence. Following were the change and their outcomes: ● The incentive system was changed so that each girl’s extra pay was based on the group activities of all the members of the small group irrespective of large group. ● With the increasing time of rest periods from five to ten minutes it resultant into increased productivity. ● The time of rest period was reduced to again five minutes but the frequency of rest period increased. It leads to slightly low productivity and girls complained that frequent rest periods affected their flow of work. ● Now the duration of rest periods become ten minutes and they should be only on morning and evening with serving some snacks or tea. It again shows increased productivity. ● Certain changes in working day like on Sunday they announce the holiday. Also introduced flexible working hour like they were allowed to leave before time. Surprisingly, productivity increased. As changes was introduced less supervision was required, girls morale increased and low absenteeism which no doubt increased productivity. But researcher decided to go back to the original position, with some other benefits. After that it was founded that productivity increased as earlier. The outcomes implied that productivity increase not because positive changes but because of changed attitude of the girls’ towards work and their work group. Girls were developed a sense of belongingness, responsibility, stability and self-discipline.

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Relay perakitan tes kamar percobaan — dalam percobaan ini, peneliti menguji hipotesis bahwa produksi akan lebih tinggi jika sistem insentif membaik, dan minggu kerja menjadi lebih pendek dengan periode istirahat dan makan siang. Untuk tujuan ini, peneliti mengatur Ruang ujian perakitan relay dan pekerja berpengalaman dua dipilih. Tidak mengalami pekerja 'diminta untuk memilih empat gadis sebagai rekan kerja'. Pekerjaan yang berhubungan dengan Majelis1122 1122 12 Industrial Psychology telephone relay, “because it is simple and highly repetitive and require no machinery and permits an accurate measure of production” (Blum and Naylor, 1968). Each relay consisted of different part which should be assembled into finished product. The result depended on the speed, continuity and coordination among these workers’ and they are placed under the group piece rate system. One observer was associated with girls to supervise their work and they also consulted girls before any changes. The whole experiment latest from 1927–1932, and were spread over 14 periods in all and experiment started with numerous changes in sequence. Following were the change and their outcomes: ● The incentive system was changed so that each girl’s extra pay was based on the group activities of all the members of the small group irrespective of large group. ● With the increasing time of rest periods from five to ten minutes it resultant into increased productivity. ● The time of rest period was reduced to again five minutes but the frequency of rest period increased. It leads to slightly low productivity and girls complained that frequent rest periods affected their flow of work. ● Now the duration of rest periods become ten minutes and they should be only on morning and evening with serving some snacks or tea. It again shows increased productivity. ● Certain changes in working day like on Sunday they announce the holiday. Also introduced flexible working hour like they were allowed to leave before time. Surprisingly, productivity increased. As changes was introduced less supervision was required, girls morale increased and low absenteeism which no doubt increased productivity. But researcher decided to go back to the original position, with some other benefits. After that it was founded that productivity increased as earlier. The outcomes implied that productivity increase not because positive changes but because of changed attitude of the girls’ towards work and their work group. Girls were developed a sense of belongingness, responsibility, stability and self-discipline.

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Percobaan-In Majelis Relay Uji Room percobaan ini, peneliti menguji hipotesis bahwa produksi akan lebih tinggi jika sistem insentif ditingkatkan, dan minggu kerja menjadi lebih pendek dengan waktu istirahat dan makan siang. Untuk tujuan ini, peneliti mengatur relay perakitan ruang tes dan dua pekerja berpengalaman 'dipilih. Ada pekerja mengalami 'diminta untuk memilih empat gadis sebagai rekan kerja'. Pekerjaan yang berhubungan dengan perakitan
1122 1122 12 Psikologi Industri estafet telepon, "karena sederhana dan sangat berulang-ulang dan tidak memerlukan mesin dan memungkinkan ukuran yang akurat dari produksi" (Blum dan Naylor, 1968). Masing-masing relay terdiri dari bagian yang berbeda yang harus dirakit menjadi produk jadi. Hasilnya tergantung pada kecepatan, kontinuitas dan koordinasi antar para pekerja 'dan mereka ditempatkan di bawah sistem nilai sepotong kelompok. Seorang pengamat dikaitkan dengan gadis-gadis untuk mengawasi pekerjaan mereka dan mereka juga berkonsultasi gadis sebelum perubahan. Seluruh eksperimen terbaru dari 1927-1932, dan tersebar di 14 periode dalam semua dan percobaan dimulai dengan berbagai perubahan urutan. Berikut adalah perubahan dan hasil mereka: ● Sistem insentif diubah sehingga membayar ekstra setiap gadis didasarkan pada kegiatan kelompok semua anggota kelompok kecil terlepas dari kelompok besar. ● Dengan waktu meningkatnya waktu istirahat lima hingga sepuluh menit itu resultan ke peningkatan produktivitas. ● Waktu waktu istirahat berkurang menjadi lima menit lagi tapi frekuensi waktu istirahat meningkat. Hal ini menyebabkan produktivitas rendah dan sedikit perempuan mengeluh bahwa waktu istirahat sering terkena aliran kerja mereka. ● Sekarang durasi waktu istirahat menjadi sepuluh menit dan mereka harus hanya pada pagi dan sore hari dengan melayani beberapa makanan ringan atau teh. Ini lagi menunjukkan peningkatan produktivitas. ● Perubahan tertentu di hari kerja seperti pada hari Minggu mereka mengumumkan liburan. Juga memperkenalkan jam kerja yang fleksibel seperti mereka diizinkan untuk meninggalkan sebelum waktu. Anehnya, produktivitas meningkat. Seperti perubahan diperkenalkan pengawasan kurang diperlukan, gadis semangat meningkat dan ketidakhadiran rendah yang produktivitas diragukan lagi meningkat. Tapi peneliti memutuskan untuk kembali ke posisi semula, dengan beberapa manfaat lain. Setelah itu didirikan bahwa peningkatan produktivitas seperti sebelumnya. Hasil tersirat bahwa peningkatan produktivitas bukan karena perubahan positif tetapi karena perubahan sikap gadis-gadis 'terhadap pekerjaan dan kelompok kerja mereka. Gadis dikembangkan rasa belongingness, tanggung jawab, stabilitas dan disiplin diri.