In order to obtain useful data about a given job, it is necessary to break it down into its constituent elements. An element is a distinct part of a specified job selected for convenience of observation, measurement and analysis. A work cycle is a sequence of elements that are required to perform a job or yield a unit of production. The sequence may sometimes include occasional elements.
Ili kupata data muhimu kuhusu kazi kupewa, ni muhimu kuvunja chini katika mambo yake Constituent. kipengele ni sehemu tofauti ya kazi maalum kuchaguliwa kwa urahisi wa uchunguzi, kipimo na uchambuzi. mzunguko kazi ni mlolongo wa mambo ambayo wanatakiwa kufanya kazi au mavuno kitengo cha uzalishaji. mlolongo inaweza wakati mwingine ni pamoja na mambo mara kwa mara.