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1 Time
In appropriating time for themselves, and abstracting it into a stark mathematical parameter, physicists have robbed it of much of its original, human, content. The physicist will usually say, "Ours is the real time-and all that there really is. The richness of human psychological time derives entirely from subjective factors and is unrelated to the intrinsic qualities of real, physical time"-and then go about his or her work and daily life immersed in the complexities of human time like everyone else.Should we simply shrug the human experience of time aside as a matter solely for psychologists? Does the time of an altered state of conciousness have no relevance at all to the time of Newton or Einstein? Does our impression of the flow of time, or the division of time into past, present and future, tell us nothing at all about how time is as opposed to how it merely appears to us muddle-headed humans?As a physicist, I am well aware how much intuition can lead us astray. As I remarked earlier, intuition suggests that the sun moves around the earth. Yet, as a human being, I find it impossible to relinquish the sensation of a flowing time and a moving present moment. It is something so basic to my experience of the world that I am repelled by the claim that it is only an illusion or misperception. It seems to me there is an aspect of time of great significance that we have so far overlooked in our description of the physical universe. (Davies, 1995, p. 275)Historical dictionary of quotations in cognitive science > Time
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2 time sovereignty
Gen Mgtcontrol over the way you spend your time. Time sovereignty gives employees the ability to arrange their working lives to suit their own situations. It involves handing decisions on working hours to employees, enabling them to work flexibly, so that they can better juggle the work-life balance. Time sovereignty is more than just good time management, as it gives people control over the way they arrange their lives, rather than having to manage time within the decreed hours. It has been argued that rather than viewing work and home as separate lives, employees should see that they are living just one life that integrates both parts. Time sovereignty gives mastery over managing life as a whole. -
3 time span of discretion
HRthe time between starting and completing the longest task within a job, used as a measure of the level of a job within an organization. The time span of discretion was originated by Elliot Jaques as part of the Glacier studies. He saw two components to any job: prescribed and discretionary. The time span of the discretionary component refers to the longest span of time that employees spend working on a task on their own initiative, and often unsupervised. This reflects the amount of responsibility an individual has, and Jaques found that the time span of discretion rises steadily with the position of an employee in the company hierarchy. An hourly worker may have a one-hour time span of discretion, a middle manager may have one year, and a chief executive of a large company may have 20 years. -
4 time management
Gen Mgtconscious control of the amount of time spent on work activities, in order to maximize personal efficiency. Time management involves analyzing how time is spent, and then prioritizing different work tasks. Activities can be reorganized to concentrate on those that are most important. Various techniques can be of help in performing tasks more quickly and efficiently: information handling skills; verbal and written communication skills; delegation; and daily time planning. Time management is an important tool in avoiding information overload. -
5 time and motion study
HRthe measurement and analysis of the motions or steps involved in a particular task and the time taken to complete each one. Time and motion study can be broken down into two distinct techniques: method study, the analysis of how people work and how jobs are performed, and work measurement, the time taken to complete each job. It can be used to set job standards, simplify work, and check and improve the efficiency of workers. Time and motion study is similar to the broader concept of work study. -
6 time keeping
HRthe activity of recording the amount of time an employee works. Time keeping may involve a formal clock in system or it may be an informal arrangement based on trust. -
7 time series
Gen Mgta series of measurements, observations, and recordings of a set of variables at successive points in time. The time series forecasting technique is commonly used to track long-term trends and seasonal fluctuations and variations in data or statistics. It can be applied in an economic context in the review of sales, production, and investment performance, or in a sociological context in the compilation of census or panel study statistics. It can include the use of input-output analysis and exponential smoothing. -
8 time study
Gen Mgta work measurement technique designed to establish the time taken to complete work tasks in order to set a standard time for each task -
9 time off in lieu
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10 time and material pricing
Fina form of cost plus pricing in which price is determined by reference to the cost of the labor and material inputs to the product/serviceThe ultimate business dictionary > time and material pricing
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11 time bargain
Fina stock market transaction in which the securities are deliverable at a future date beyond the exchange’s normal settlement day -
12 time deposit
Fina U.S. savings account or a certificate of deposit, issued by a financial institution. While the savings account is for a fixed term, deposits are accepted with the understanding that withdrawals may be made subject to a period of notice. Banks are authorized to require at least 30 days’ notice. While a certificate of deposit is equivalent to a term account, passbook accounts are generally regarded as funds readily available to the account holder. -
13 time draft
Fina bill of exchange drawn on and accepted by a U.S. bank. It is either an after date or after sight bill. -
14 time spread
Finthe purchase and sale of options in the same commodity or security with the same price and different maturities -
15 time value
Finthe premium at which an option is trading relative to its intrinsic value -
16 lead time
Ops [m1]1. in inventory control, the time between placing an order and its arrival on site. Lead time differs from delivery time in that it also includes the time required to place an order and the time it takes to inspect the goods and receive them into the appropriate store. Inventory levels can afford to be lower and orders smaller when purchasing lead times are short.2. in new product development and manufacturing, the time required to develop a product from concept to market delivery. Lead time increases as a result of the poor sequencing of dependent activities, the lack of availability of resources, poor quality in the component parts, and poor plant layout. The technique of concurrent engineering focuses on the entire concept-to-customer process with the goal of reducing lead time. Companies can gain a competitive advantage by achieving a lead time reduction and so getting products to market faster. -
17 standard time
Gen Mgt [m1]1. the length of time taken by a worker to complete a particular motion, such as reaching or grasping2. the total time required to complete a specific task for an employee working at the expected rate. The standard time for any particular task is derived through work measurement and time study techniques, and takes into account relaxation allowances, which allow employees time to recover from the psychological or physiological effects of performing a task, and contingency allowances, which recognize that there may be legitimate causes of delay before a task can be completed. Predetermined motion-time systems may be used to help determine a standard time. -
18 predetermined motion-time system
Gen Mgta work measurement technique that uses a set of established times for basic human motions to build up standard times for jobs and processes at a specific level of performance. The predetermined motiontime system is based on the idea, first conceived by Frederick Winslow Taylor and later developed by Frank and Lillian Gilbreth, that the same length of time is required for basic human motions in whatever context they are performed. These standard times are established using time study techniques and can then be combined to provide a standard time for specific work tasks. The first PMTS, called motion time analysis, was developed in 1927, and others appeared in the United States during the 1930s. Interest in the use of PMTS increased during and after World War II. The most widely used system is methods-time measurement.Abbr. PMTSThe ultimate business dictionary > predetermined motion-time system
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19 part-time work
Gen Mgtwork that occupies fewer hours than full-time work. Traditionally, part-time simply meant working fewer hours a day, or fewer days a week, than a full-time employee, but part-time working is now seen as one of several flexible working hours alternatives to the 9–5 working day. -
20 lost time record
Fina record of the time a machine or employee is not producing, usually stating reasons and responsibilities. Lost time can include waiting time and maintenance.
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