William Gomberg

Measuring the Fatigue Factor

Discusses the problem of the relationship of industrial fatigue to time study based on a review of the historical context within which both concepts were developed. Measurement of a correct production rate with the use of a combination factor of fatigue and downtime by Frederick Taylor; Efforts to relate the fatigue concept to a reduced capacity for work; Development of a series of fatigue downtime allowance curves. (Abstract copyright EBSCO.)

Book Review: Dynamic Motion and Time StudyDynamic Motion and Time Study. By GillespieJames J.. Brooklyn: Chemical Publishing Company, Inc., 1951. viii, 140 pp.

ties, their inclusion in job specifications, techniques of recruitment, the use of physical examinations, and refinements in interviewing technique. Other chapters treat the use of the application blank and other employment office forms, and provide examples of successful selection. The handbook will find widest usc among experienced and trained employment personnel; the initiate will read carefully not because of the complexity of the text, but because the conditions which warrant the programs and generalizations included need understanding. But the value of the text rests mainly on its inclusion of company case materials rather than on generalizations based on cross-sectional surveys and experimental studies. J. M. BROPHY *