ABSTRACT
Work measurement in primitive forms has been around for hundreds of years. According to some sources, the Egyptians applied some form of work measurement when they were building the pyramids. It seems fairly obvious to us, since the work of stacking blocks of rock can be considered repetitive. In the Middle Ages, the armor and weapons makers of Catalonia based their prices on the basis of material, quality, and the time it would take to make the product. The time was based on experience. More recently, there have been specifi c demands for work measurement created by the need to increase productivity (during and after the two world wars) or to establish a basis for incentive payments.
