efficiencystudy
nounUK /ɪˈfɪʃənsi ˈstʌdi/
US /ɪˈfɪʃənsi ˈstʌdi/
A careful look at how well something gets done without wasting time or energy.
The team did an efficiencystudy to see how to make the factory run faster.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A research project that measures how much output comes from the resources used.
Her efficiencystudy compared fuel use across three delivery routes.
3. An official report that checks whether a process is worth its cost.
The school board ordered an efficiencystudy before approving the new bus schedule.
4. A school assignment where students test ways to do a task with less waste.
For science class, he ran an efficiencystudy on paper towel use in the cafeteria.