Work & Time Study & Production Line Balancing
- What is productivity and its elements
Types of productivity factors influencing productivity
- Methods of recording as-if status via quantitative approach , numerical tables and charts(OPC, FPC, FD,..)
Man-machine charts and quantitative modelling
Real examples
- Work study and stages of work study
work study analysis
Therblig and its elements
Examples of Therbligs
- Work segment , Reasons for dividing operations into work segments
- Natural performance level of operator
Allowed idleness and factors influencing in determination of its percentage
- Configuration of work time
Controlling of work time in order to increase production efficiency
- Number of observed cycle times
- Work sampling techniques
A weaving industry example
- Standard data
Motion study
- MOST techniques
- Production line balancing
Concepts
Types of production lines and layout
Production line efficiency (balance delay,..)
- Line balancing techniques (manual and computerized techniques)
Several numerical examples of line balancing techniques
More discussions on bottleneck station
- Predetermined time systems
- Introduction to learning curve and Operator Training