Industrial Engineering Terminology

noun a place where ships are built, repaired, or stored

• The ship was repaired at the dockyard before setting sail again.
• I heard they're hiring at the dockyard for the summer.
• Let's meet up by the dockyard later, okay?
• Her mind was a busy dockyard, filled with thoughts coming and going constantly.

adjective stubborn or unmanageable, resistant to treatment or control

• The patient's condition was refractory to the standard treatment options.
• No matter what we tried, the stain on the carpet was refractory to all cleaning products.
• I can't believe how refractory my computer is acting today, it won't even turn on!
• Her refractory attitude towards change made it difficult for the team to implement new ideas.

noun a study or analysis of the time it takes to perform a task and the motion or movements involved in completing the task

• The efficiency of the assembly line was improved through a time and motion study.
• They did a time and motion study to see how to make things faster at work.
• We had to do a time and motion study to figure out how to speed things up.
• In order to streamline our daily routines, we conducted a time and motion study of our habits.

noun Time study is often used to establish standard times for various tasks in order to improve efficiency and productivity in a workplace.

• The time study conducted by the research team revealed important insights into productivity levels.
• We did a time study on how long it takes to complete each task.
• I'm gonna do a quick time study to see how much time I spend on social media.
• Sometimes life feels like a never-ending time study, constantly evaluating and managing our time.