Work Methods and Measurements Final 2
Work Methods and Measurements Final 2
Develop the activity sequence model and determine the normal time for the following work activity: A worker walks 10 steps, sits to pick
a heavy part from the floor, stands up to return to his original position, and places the part on the machine by considering the machining
area and with a light pressure.
3. In an X Company the idles constitute %15 of cycle time. The company wants to have %95.45 confidence in the results. The acceptable
error must be %3.
a) Then, compute the number of observations required for this process (z=2).
b) The percentages of running production, idle, personal time and inspection categories, during a one-week period (40 hours) on 8
people, are shown below. By taking into account a total of n observations computed in (a), compute the number of observations
for each category.
% of Observations Activity
z / 2 2 pˆ 1 pˆ p TT
58% Running production
n Tci i
15% Idle 2 Qi
c
11% Personal time
16% Inspection
Daily Summary
c) A total of 1250 units were completed by 8 people, and that a total of 18 idles,
Performance Day1 Day2 Day4
50 personal time breaks and 12 inspection were accomplished during the
Index
5-days period. Determine the average task time per work unit during running
100 13 22 9
production, and also the average idle time, personal time and inspection.
105 32 21 24
d) Please calculate the standart time per piece, taking into account the Daily Summary
table showing the performance index values taken from the workers by the three-day 110 47 49 39
random measurements (the PFD allowance factor is 14%). 115 26 13 22
120 14 15 22
Tc = Tn / Pw Tstd = Tn (1 + Apfd)
4. In a factory, it is needed to make work methods and measurements analysis. There is no historical record about task times, and it will
be the first time for method improvements and time measurements. The factory is a medium sized company, and you are the only industrial
engineer working there. The manufacturing process of the factory includes higher amounts of manual work. The cycle times are not very
long and the works are not repetitive. Also, a wage incentive plan is aimed to be implemented in the company.
a) Which time measurement method would be more appropriate for this factory, and why?
b) How do you start and which steps will you follow to successfully realize work methods and measurements analysis, as an Industrial
Engineer?
c) While implementing the wage incentive plan, which parameters should you consider to compute the amounts of workers will earn?
Good Luck!
Prof.Dr. Alev Taskin Gumus