How to Increase Your Organization’s Productivity Using Effective Work Methods and Standards

Course Agenda

Day1

I. How to Define Your Work Time Standards

A. What is a “fair day’s work?”
B. The multitude of uses for the Work Standard
C. The step-by-step traditional stopwatch procedure
D. Other proven methods of measuring work and establishing standards
E. Work measurement equipment: supplies, electronic and computer devices and systems, and where to get them

A. Work simplification – a proven strategy for improving your work processes

1. A video: “Productivity and the Problem-Solving Process” – a 15 minute video illustrating the concept of productivity and a strategy effective in problem solving
2. Graphic systems representation techniques for improving your processes and workstations
3. The principles of Motion Economy
4. Specialized charts for methods improvement

B. Teamwork hands-on case studies for technique practice using theses charts: flow process, flow diagram, right- and left-hand, and man-machine
C. How to develop a cost-reduction report: calculating the payback period and breakeven point

Day2

III. Step-by-step Time Study Procedures

A. How to record operation information: what counts and what doesn’t
B. How to know if you’ve studied enough cycles: Four approaches to determine the statistical number of cycles to time
C. Stopwatch reading and recording practice
D. Worker performance (pace) rating introduction
E. How to verify the number of cycles to time
F. Performance rating – the why and how
G. Determine the allowances and their application
H. How to calculate the standard

IV. Practice Rating Operator Performance

A. Benchmarks for rating – hands-on practice
B. Observing enough cycles: four approaches and a case study in determining the number of cycles to time
C. Stopwatch reading and recording practice; three videos for time study training; self-evaluation
D. Worker performance rating: an introduction

Day 3

V. Practice Rating Operator Performance

A. Benchmarks for rating – hands-on practice
1. Walking (3 miles per hour)
2. Card dealing (52 cards, 4 piles, half minute)
3. Thirty-hole pinboard filling (MTM standard)
4. Practice performance rating using videos. You will rate 75 or more scenes

VI. Calculating the Work Standard

A. Steps used to calculate the standard
B. How to handle abnormal times/foreign elements
C. Standards calculation case studies
D. How to calculate a piece rate

VII. Additional Practice in Performance Rating & Time Recording (Evenings if requested)

Day 4

VIII. Work Sampling for Indirect Labor Analysis

A. An introduction to the theory and practice
B. A video: “Activity (Work) Sampling”
C. The procedure illustrated and practiced a manual work simulation exercise
D. An introduction to computer methods and systems for work sampling

IX. Predetermined Motion-Time Data Systems

A. An overview of predetermined time systems
B. The MTM-1 basic motions
C. Practice in applying MTM-1 motions and times

What Your Colleagues Are Saying About This Course

"All of our supervisors need this. We require them to establish time standards, but they don't have formal training. This is a great course."

- Carl D. Reid,
Manager of Manufacturing,
Ryobi Motor Products,
Greenville, SC

"Program was well prepared and covered all facets of developing methods & standards and improving the efficiency of an operation."

- Larry D. Stephens,
Industrial Engineer/Safety Director, Hanes Converting Co.,
Conover, NC

"I think this was an excellent program and would recommend it to anyone. I especially like the hands-on exercises on time and pace studies. I also enjoyed the slide rule construction."

- Debra Lay,
Industrial Engineer,
Amoco Fabrics & Fibers Co.,
Hazlehurst, GA

"It was very precise, full of real life examples."

- Bravlio Peliarez,
Kenworth Mexicana,
Mexico

"Excellent Practice for the beginner as well as the experienced... Also very beneficial in that it gave excellent exposure to some advanced measurement techniques."

- Chris Caroccioio,
Covington Molding Company,
Covington, GA

"This is a great program for managers that need to understand the I.E. process - knowing what should be done ensures that it is done correctly."

- Dave Padgett Sr.,
Vila Craft,
Shanee, KS

"This course gives you a solid foundation that you can take back to your facility enabling you to increase production and reduce expenses."

- Tony Hoover,
Stock Consultants,
Somis, CA