Ralph Mosser Barnes

By: Group 5

born on October 17th, 1900 in Clifton Mills, West Virginia

education at the West Virginia University: B.S. M.E. and with the Cornell University: Ph.D.

PROFILE

University of Illinois

• College of Commerce

• (1926-1928)

University of Iowa

• College of Engineering – Industrial Engineering (1928-1949)

• Director of Personnel – (1937-1949)

• Director of Management Course (1938-1949)

University of California Los

Angeles• University of California Los Angeles

• Engineering and Production Management – (1949 until retirement)

• Graduate School of Management

• School of Engineering

Professor

Organizations

American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Pi Tau Sigma

Alpha Pi Mu

American Society for Engineering Education

Sigma Iota Epsilon

The Mechanical Bull Session people of the Class of 1930

During his 21-years of stay with the University of Iowa

developed the curriculum in industrial engineering

equipped the University’s industrial-engineering laboratory

directed the industrial-engineering research program

originated and directed the University’s management course

Contributions

Worked atU.S. Window Glass

(1923)

Gleason Works

Eastman Kodak

Bausch and Lomb Optical Co.

Assistant Engineer on Product Development

Industrial Engineer

(1924-1925)

(1927-1930)

Industrial Engineer

Kodak Ltd.

Dow Chemicals Co.

in London

consultant

(1925-1926)

(1937)

Worked at

consultantIndustrifax Bundets Rationaiseringskontor A/S (Federation of Norwegian Industries)

Industrial Engineering Centre of Armstrong Cork Co. first director

Federation of Swedish Industries

consultant

England

Uruguay

Norway

Spain

Sweden

International Consultancies

•Mexico

•Costa Rica

•Japan

•Peru

Society of Management Gilbreth Medal (1941)

Industrial Incentive Award of the ASME – American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1951)

Frank and Lillian Gilbreth Award from the Institute for Industrial Engineers (1969)

Awards

Writing the longest published text on work measurement

A thorough description of the Gilbreth’s micro motion study

Time study

Procedure for work sampling

Achievements

Method studies with motion picture cameras

Developed rating films for training time study technologists

Author over 60 publications

Achievements…

Motion and Time Study Work Methods Manual Industrial Engineering and Management Motion and Time Study Problems and

Projects Motion and Time Study Applications Work Methods Training Manual Work Measurement Manual Work Sampling

Publications