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PRONUNCIATION OF THERBLIG

therblig  [ˈθɜːblɪɡ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THERBLIG

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Therblig is a noun.
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WHAT DOES THERBLIG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Therblig

Therbligs are 18 kinds of elemental motions used in the study of motion economy in the workplace. A workplace task is analyzed by recording each of the therblig units for a process, with the results used for optimization of manual labor by eliminating unneeded movements. The word therblig was the creation of Frank Bunker Gilbreth and Lillian Moller Gilbreth, American industrial psychologists who invented the field of time and motion study. It is a reversal of the name Gilbreth, with 'th' transposed.

Definition of therblig in the English dictionary

The definition of therblig in the dictionary is a basic unit of work in an industrial process used to analyse and achieve economy of motion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THERBLIG


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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THERBLIG

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Theravada
there
there and then
there are no flies on him
there is no holding him
there is no knowing
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there you are
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WORDS THAT END LIKE THERBLIG

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Synonyms and antonyms of therblig in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «therblig» into 25 languages

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therblig
1,325 millions of speakers

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380 millions of speakers
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therblig
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therblig
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therblig
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Therblig
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therblig
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therblig
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Therblig
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therblig
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therblig
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थरब्लिग
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Trends of use of therblig

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THERBLIG»

The term «therblig» is used very little and occupies the 188.390 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THERBLIG» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THERBLIG»

Discover the use of therblig in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to therblig and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Frank and Lillian Gilbreth: Critical Evaluations in Business ...
Each movement is pictured by its appropriate therblig, which is represented as a unit of uniform but arbitrary length. The skill which the workman exhibits during the performance is charted at the right of the chart. Each skill-factor observed ...
Michael C. Wood, John Cunningham Wood, 2003
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Welcome to Our Conglomerate--you're Fired!
In particular, therblig represented a unit of production activity in Gilbreth's new lexicon. A time-and- motion engineer would use the word "therblig" when, for example, he wanted to express a unit of production effort, an element involving, say, ...
Isadore Barmash, 2003
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Compiler Construction: 4th International Conference, CC '92, ...
The times result from running THERblIG with p = 1 on the same set of profile data: several thousand possibilities were enumerated each run. Line 1 shows that running ThERblig with p = 0 to make an implementation assignment, using that ...
Uwe Kastens, Peter Pfahler, 1992
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Toyota Kaizen Methods: Six Steps to Improvement
This workbook focuses on the actual training course concepts and methods used by Toyota to develop employee skill level, a core element of Toyota’s success.
Isao Kato, Art Smalley, 2013
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Introduction to Human Factors and Ergonomics for Engineers, ...
This therblig is not usually productive and when found should be questioned. • Search, which is the act of hunting for an object using one's eyes or hands or both. This therblig can often be avoided by separately delivering objects to obvious ...
Mark R. Lehto, Steven J. Landry, 2012
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World in the Balance: The Historic Quest for an Absolute ...
An industrial psychologist and efficiency proponent, Gilbreth created a special unit called the Therblig, referring to standardized human body movements and named after himself (it's the backward spelling ofhis last name, more or less).
Robert P. Crease, 2011
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INT'L REV OF RESRCH IN MENTL RETARDTN
TMU values are assigned to each therblig according to the conditions under which it occurs. Several variables contribute to each value. Distance moved has the most significant effect on performance time. It affects TMU values for reach, move, ...
Norman R. Ellis, 1973
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Industrial Psychology
This identification of individual motions, as well as moments of delay in the process, designed to find unnecessary _or inefficient motions and to utilise or eliminate even split-seconds of wasted time is called therblig. You should know , Gilbreth ...
Ankur Negi
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Encyclopedia of Useless Information
THERBLIG. A therblig is the basic unit used in time-and-motion studies of operational efficiency. A therblig may be any one of eighteen standard proto- activities as listed by the American psychologists Frank and Lillian Gilbreth around 1920.
Willam Hartston, 2007
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Labor and Monopoly Capital: The Degradation of Work in the ...
The combination of motions required to perform each operation is worked out on a therblig chart: “The therblig chart (Therb CH) is the detailed symbolic and systematic presentation of the method of work performed by the body members.
Harry Braverman, 1998

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THERBLIG»

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Motion economy: The customer is watching you
A common technique is the Therblig Study of the spouses Frank and Lilian Gilbreth, who defined 18 basic motions of a worker (like grasping and releasing a ball ... «The Manila Times, Jul 15»
2
Hand data to employees to make wearable tech bearable at work
They called them “therbligs” (a version of “Gilbreth”, spelt backwards). Cut out an unnecessary therblig or two and, bingo, efficiency and productivity would ... «Financial Times, Jun 15»
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Cutlery Prostheses Poke Fun at 'Hack Mania'
Citing Gilbreth's Therblig system, which defined 18 elemental motions for use in motion economy studies, the OfficeUS team investigated eating “in its integral ... «PSFK, Apr 15»
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RIP Frank Gilbreth Sr., Father of the Flowchart, Twelve Kids
The Gilbreths identified and labeled 18 movements and decisions that a worker does into “therbligs,” a word that's just their last name backwards (with the “th” ... «Motherboard, Jun 13»
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The cheap stock survival guide
Your good client Frank Bunker Gilbreth is planning the IPO of his consulting company, Therblig, Inc. Frank tells you that Therblig has granted equity awards to ... «Lexology, May 13»
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Wideyed revisit mill observers with Therblig at New Art Exchange as …
A century after motion study innovators Lillian and Frank Gilbreth created therbligs to follow the movements of factory operatives at work, Lucy Carolan and ... «Culture24, Mar 13»
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Will Smith Says Hancock 2 Definitely Will Happen
Therblig...I have to say I disagree with you...the problem most people have with Hancock isn't that it was too comical it's that it wasn't comical enough. «First Showing, Dec 08»
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Beautiful Princess and the Frog Concept Art from Disney
ookookachoo. to THERBLIG: Uh this is nothing like Metropolis, and that was based of a legendary original manga, so it was NOT this style at all. You are an idiot. «First Showing, Aug 08»

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