Utilize delay studies to identify equipment downtime through breakdowns, changeovers, and shortage of materials
Conduct a work sampling study to observe overall system performance through capturing process delays, value add, non-value add, and personal work activities
Utilize group timing technique to identify system performance of a group of operators
PREDETERMINED TIME STANDARDS
Modular Arrangement of Predetermined Time Standards (MODAPTS)
Methods-Time Measurement (MTM)
Utilize MODAPTS or MTM as a work measurement technique to relate each movement or motion to a standard time
MODAPTS and MTM can be used to set time standards for new processes that cannot yet be observed
productivity improvements
OPTIMIZED MANUFACTURING EFFICIENCY
Utilize work combination charts to visualize the time required to complete each task among simultaneous operations
Develop current line balances to evaluate and level workload across all operators and stations
Develop proposed operator work balances to better level workload across a process, removing bottlenecks and reducing trapped labor
Utilize standard work charts to display key process flow and cycle time information for work cells
Analyze Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) to identify losses in production and guide improvement efforts to target the availability, performance, and quality of a manufacturing process
Utilize linear programming to find the optimal values for any decision variable based on a given set of constraints
ERGONOMICS EVALUATION
Evaluate all tasks, operations, and work activities where there are ergonomic risk factors
Identify problematic tasks and risk factors associated
Utilize the Potential Ergonomics Issue List (PEIL) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) lifting equation methodologies
