Predetermined Time Systems

BY
MEGHANT NICHANT
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER
 Predetermined Time Systems
 PDTS
 Read Chapter 29 from Konz & Johnson, 6th
Edition
 Objectives - PDTS
 Describe the general concept of PDTS
 Understand the difference between PDTS
and other standard data systems
 Understand the procedure for calculating a
time standard with PDTS
 Know the advantages and disadvantages of
using a PDTS for setting time standards
 Introduction
 There are times when it is not possible or
practical to set time standards using time
study.
 You may want to use Standard Data
(Chapter 30) or Pre-Determined Time
Systems (This chapter!)
 Therbligs
 Frank and Lillian Gilbreth took a detailed
look at work and broke work into 17 micro-
elements, called Therbligs
 They used Therblig analysis to perform
micromotion analysis of tasks (yes, they did
this in the early part of the 1900s)
 They used it to analyze bricklaying (a 2000
year-old task) and were able to increase
productivity by 300%
 Therbligs
 G Grasp  SH Search
 P Position  ST Select
 PP Pre-position  H Hold
 U Use  UD Unavoidable Delay
 A Assemble  AD Avoidable Delay
 DA Disassemble  R Rest
 RL Release Load  PN Plan
 TE Transport Empty  I Inspect
 TL Transport Loaded
 The Concept of PDTS
 Take basic, fundamental, universal units of
work
 Attach standard amounts of time
 MTM – Methods Time Measurement
 MOST (Maynard Operational Sequence
Technique)
 MODAPTS
 MTM
 MTM-1: Basic and most detailed version
– 250 times the cycle time to analyze the task
 Simplified Versions of MTM (less accurate)
– MTM-2: 100 times the cycle time to analyze the
task
– MTM-3: 35 times the cycle time to analyze the
task
 MTM - 1
 Motions are broken into 20 categories
– Reach, Move, Turn, Apply Pressure, Grasp,
Position, Release, Disengage, Body Motions
(leg-foot, horizontal, vertical), Eye Motions
 Times for each motion is given in “TMUs”
(see next slide)
 Times are for experienced operators
working at a normal pace (100%)
 No allowances are included
 MOST
 Maynard Operational Sequence Technique
 Developed in Sweden by Zandin
 The vast majority of activities involved with
the handling of an object were associated
with a limited number of motion sequences
 By taking advantage of this point, the time
required to perform an analysis is
significantly reduced from that required by
MTM without a reduction in precision.
 MOST
 Four Sequence Models
– General Move, Controlled Move, Tool Use,
Manual Crane
 MiniMOST
– for short-cycle, highly repetitive operations
– This system requires more time
 MaxiMOST
– For long-cycle times, with many non-identical
operations
 MOST
 Basic MOST
– General Move Sequence
 Three components: Get, Put, Return
 Example
– GET: A1 B0 G1
– PUT: A1 B0 P3
– RETURN: A1
– See next slide for General Move Model
 What is a TMU?
 TMU: Time Measurement Unit
 1 hour = 100,000 TMU
– 1 minute = 1667 TMU
– 1 second = 27.78 TMU
 0.00001 hour
– 0.0006 minutes
– 0.036 seconds