Using Time Studies for Quantifying Waste and Improvement Opportunities in Work Methods

摘要

Reducing waste or non value added activities has always been one of the main objectives for IEs. While analyzing and improving work methods, we often focus on the waste of motion and movement at work places. However, the product design and the design of the manufacturing process can also create waste, which we call DFA and DFM waste. This paper describes how detailed time study analysis can help quantifying these types of waste in order to identify improvement opportunities.