Time Study Improves Efficiency in Automated operations and Processes

Down time and non-value added activities not only cause delays in their functions, they also affect multiple other functions and can have drastic effects on the bottom-line. Many organizations aren't sure how much time studies can improve their operations, and therefore profit. And, some of those who do recognize how critical the studies are perform them the "old way" with a stopwatch and notepads.

Plant and Facilities Improvement Teams face steep challenges to accomplish Lean, starting with knowing where to begin improvement efforts First step: identify waste in the workplace, and then implement an improvement program. UmtProducts identifies wasted time and activities easily.

Working closely with other reputable firms, Laubrass is involved in implementing world-class tools such as Kaizen, Kanban, 5S, Six Sigma and other continuous improvement projects. Using our UMTProducts, the pen & stopwatch are eliminated, as are the tedious task of data entry, making time studies and work sampling easier and more efficient. These valuable studies are reduced in duration from weeks and months to a matter of days, allowing industries to implement their changes much faster.

FedEx uses UMTProducts to manage the automation processes in the handling of packages across distribution hubs.

Read below how other companies are improving their quality while vastly improving their lean compliance.

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Example:

Who: The Continuous Improvement Department at a leading truck manufacturing plant is seeing results from their Kaizen related efforts. Their goal is to double the amount of trucks that they manufacture in a day, by optimizing their resources while maintaining excellence in quality performance.

Objective: As part of their improvement project, they needed to know the precise amount of time being spent on non value adding tasks at each assembly station, in order to optimize their operation.

Results Using UMTProducts: Using the data from the UmtPlus® work measurement studies, this manufacturing plant has been able to identify where to implement solutions, ultimately increasing their productivity.

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Example:

Who: Consulting Engineering Firm helps a company in the MHE industry reduce data collection, input & analysis, leading to beginning improvements to their process within days, instead of weeks.

Problem: Testing the speeds of Material Handling Equipment (MHE) is tedious and time consuming, requiring a stopwatch, paper, and seemingly endless hours of manual data entry.

Objective: Find an improved method for data collection and eliminate manual data entry, which will allow the firm to spend time with the client on other value added activities.

Results Using UMTProducts: On average, the Engineering Consultants found that their study time per piece of equipment was reduced by 60%, and the manual data entry time was eliminated. With one click, all of the collected information was instantly compiled, allowing the final data analysis to be completed within days, instead of weeks, of completing the speed testing.

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