AUTOMAT consists of a range of computer techniques which can assist the Work Study Engineer in the design and evaluation of manual work tasks. AUTOMAT provides a means for introducing MTM at any level of detail with a reduction in the time and cost taken to produce analyses. Since the computer allows the work study engineer to describe an operation using a high-level language while producing output at the detailed MTM-2 level, the time spent on clerical work and calculations is significantly less. The program itself provides a means of studying methods with a view to improvement, and a by-product of using the computer is a high level of consistency.