![]() ![]() Therbligs and the SIMO chart are one of the earliest forms of business visualization but the Gilbreths invented another visualization tool that you are almost certainly familiar with - flowcharts. ![]() (Therblig is actually Gilbreth spelled backwards with the "th" transposed.) Therbligs can be described symbolically in a Simultaneous Motion (SIMO) chart and were given their own codes and colors. Therbligs was the term coined by the Gilbreths to describe any of the elemental motions used to perform any task. No, therbligs are not the sound made when you sneeze. ![]() On this day 153 years ago, Frank Bunker Gilbreth was born. “Who?” you might ask. Along with wife Lillian, he was one half of what today we would describe as a power couple. The Gilbreths were industrial engineers who pioneered innovations including the development of motion studies. This involved the use of a hand crank 35mm camera to film the actions of workers to discover the best possible way of performing a task. Originally, Frank applied his use of time motion studies to construction but it was later applied to everything from firearm assembly to surgery. ![]()
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