CAWS/E (Computer Aided Work Sampling with Microsoft Excel ) has been developed to assist in the collection, management, analysis, reporting and graphical charting of work sampling data. The original CAWS program was designed in 1978 for the Michelin Tire Corporation to run on an IBM mainframe comput...

WHO AND WHAT IS "C-FOUR?" Clemson Consulting Clearinghouse Corporation (C-FOUR) is an industrial engineering consulting firm that has been providing products and services to manufacturers, distribution, healthcare, and other service sectors since 1978. C-FOUR pioneered the use of Palm OS and Windows...

The data collection screen is shown above. Typically, these time data along with abbreviated study information and cycle or elemental performance ratings are recorded on the Handheld PC (H/PC). However, the entire study can be conducted on the analyst's notebook/laptop PC, or desktop PC (if the stud...

WHO AND WHAT IS "C-FOUR?" Clemson Consulting Clearinghouse Corporation (C-FOUR) is an industrial engineering consulting firm that has been providing products and services to manufacturers, distribution, healthcare, and other service sectors since 1978. C-FOUR pioneered the use of Palm OS and Windows...

The screen shown above illustrated the form for the analyst to enter the performance ratings (or will show the performance ratings entered on the Handheld PC (H/PC), the elemental frequencies, and the P, F, and D allowance(s). The performance ratings may be applied to each cycle element or to the cy...