Comparison between method and work measurement:

Method  study  is the  principle   technique  for reducing  the work  involved  primarily by eliminating unnecessary  movement  on the part  of materials or  operatives  and by  substituting  good  method for poor  ones. Methods  study can reveal shortcoming  of  design  materials, and  method of manufacture and as such  affects  mainly technical people.

Work measurement  is concerned  with investigating and   reducing and subsequently eliminating  ineffective time. Not only  can it  revel  the  existence of ineffective  time but it can be used to set standard times for carrying out the  work so that if any ineffective time  does evolve  later it will immediately be found  out by the  increased standard time Work  measurement  is  more  likely  to shown  up  the management  itself and the  behaviour  of the  workers.