The International MTM Directorate (IMD) is a Federation of National
Methods-Time Measurement
Methods-Time Measurement (MTM) is a predetermined motion time system that is used primarily in industrial settings to analyze the methods used to perform any manual operation or task and, as a product of that analysis, set the standard time in whic ...
Associations. It was originally constituted in Paris on June 25, 1957, and was then reincorporated under the laws of Ohio on November 6, 1968. Membership in the International MTM Directorate is held by National associations acknowledged by IMD as representing MTM activities in their respective countries.
The general objective of the IMD and the National MTM Associations is to develop, spread and employ knowledge concerning man at work so as to improve his
productivity
Productivity is the efficiency of production of goods or services expressed by some measure. Measurements of productivity are often expressed as a ratio of an aggregate output to a single input or an aggregate input used in a production proces ...
, his job satisfaction and his working conditions. More specifically, the objectives of the IMD are to encourage close cooperation among all those interested in the study of man at work whether it is in research, training or field of application.
It published the ''MTM Journal of Methods-time Measurement.''
External links
Official website
Labour economics
{{Nonprofit-org-stub