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Line Balancing: Optimizing Efficiency in Manufacturing Processes

Line Balancing and Process Optimization

Line Balancing: Optimizing Efficiency in Manufacturing Processes

Line balancing is a fundamental technique in industrial engineering that allows for efficient distribution of work among stations to maximize productivity and meet demand.

Sep 5, 2023 Read more →
Measuring Without Predefined Method: Continuous Timing

Industrial Time Study Course

Measuring Without Predefined Method: Continuous Timing

When the task we are going to measure is not predefined, but rather we go to the workstation to follow the worker and take times of the different tasks being performed, we use the continuous timing screen.

Sep 3, 2023 Read more →
Timing the Main Work Cycle

Industrial Time Study Course

Timing the Main Work Cycle

When accessing the stopwatch screen, we will see that the repetitive elements are listed at the top. If we have registered frequency or machine elements in our work method, they will not appear on this screen.

Aug 9, 2023 Read more →
Choose How to Measure Work

Industrial Time Study Course

Choose How to Measure Work

When creating our first work study, we will see our home screen which will contain the study we just created. Now 3 new buttons will appear: Information button: from here we can access the screen where we registered all the information of our work study to complete any information we had not previously filled in.

Aug 9, 2023 Read more →
Define the Work Method

Industrial Time Study Course

Define the Work Method

When the work we are going to measure has a pre-established step-by-step process, then we record the work method to be timed. Define the Type of element for this we will record: the description of the task.

Aug 9, 2023 Read more →
How to Create a New Work Study

Industrial Time Study Course

How to Create a New Work Study

When accessing the home screen for the first time, we will see a blank screen. This is because we have not yet generated any work study. To create our first study, we will click on the circular button at the bottom right of our home screen, thus accessing the Study information screen.

Aug 9, 2023 Read more →
Accessing the App

Industrial Time Study Course

Accessing the App

When opening the application, you will see a login screen. Login in industrial time study app CronometrasApp. Enter the access data to the application that was communicated to you by email. Once you have accessed for the first time, on subsequent occasions when you open your app, your user email will be auto-filled and you can access using your fingerprint.

Aug 9, 2023 Read more →
Obeya Room Lean

Lean Manufacturing and Agile Methodologies

Obeya Room Lean

Do you know what Obeya or Oh-Beya is? It's a Japanese word that means 'large room' or 'war room'. Discover how this Lean tool can improve project management and organizational culture.

Apr 30, 2023 Read more →
Number of Observations Required in Industrial Time Study

Industrial Time Study

Number of Observations Required in Industrial Time Study

In a methods and time study, it's important to know the necessary number of observations to obtain accurate measurements and capture process variability.

Mar 22, 2023 Read more →
Tools Needed for Time Study

Concepts and Fundamentals

Tools Needed for Time Study

Time study with a stopwatch is a work measurement technique that consists of recording the times and work rhythms corresponding to the elements of a defined task, carried out under specific conditions.

Mar 5, 2023 Read more →
Stages of Time Study in Industrial Time Measurement

Concepts and Fundamentals

Stages of Time Study in Industrial Time Measurement

Work measurement is a systematic process aimed at evaluating and improving the efficiency and productivity of a company. 1. selection of the work to be measured...

Mar 3, 2023 Read more →
Objectives of Work Study

Concepts and Fundamentals

Objectives of Work Study

Work study is an essential discipline for improving productivity and efficiency of human activities in various contexts, optimizing the use of available resources.

Mar 2, 2023 Read more →
Time Measurement with Stopwatch

Industrial Time Study Course

Time Measurement with Stopwatch

Once we have defined what we are going to measure and have ensured that the worker is performing the pre-established method, it is time to record the times of each element. For this, we must for each measurement...

Feb 16, 2023 Read more →
Benefits and Challenges of Implementing Lean Manufacturing in Your Company

Lean Manufacturing and Agile Methodologies

Benefits and Challenges of Implementing Lean Manufacturing in Your Company

What is lean manufacturing? Lean manufacturing is a set of techniques and methods used in the management of operational processes in a...

Dec 19, 2022 Read more →
How to Reduce Lead Time to Improve Productivity, Competitiveness and Efficiency of Your Company

Efficiency and Productivity

How to Reduce Lead Time to Improve Productivity, Competitiveness and Efficiency of Your Company

Reducing lead time is an objective and result of any project or initiative to improve productivity, competitiveness or efficiency...

Dec 19, 2022 Read more →
What is Industrial Time Study?

Industrial Time Study

What is Industrial Time Study?

Industrial time study is a tool used in industry to measure the time elapsed during a production process, essential for optimizing processes and increasing productivity.

Dec 17, 2022 Read more →
Work Study

Concepts and Fundamentals

Work Study

Work time study is a technique used in production management to measure and analyze the time spent performing a task, with the aim of optimizing efficiency.

Dec 6, 2022 Read more →
How to Improve Efficiency and Effectiveness of Industrial Process Through Task Simplification

Industrial Process Optimization

How to Improve Efficiency and Effectiveness of Industrial Process Through Task Simplification

Task simplification is important in an industrial process as it can help improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the process. By simplifi...

Dec 2, 2022 Read more →
The Importance of Work Time Study

Industrial Engineering

The Importance of Work Time Study

Work time studies are an important tool in industry as they allow measuring and analyzing the time it takes to perform a task or set of tasks.

Dec 2, 2022 Read more →
What is Time and Motion Study?

Concepts and Fundamentals

What is Time and Motion Study?

Time and Motion Study (MTM) is an ergonomics discipline that analyzes, designs, and improves work systems to optimize efficiency and productivity while minimizing costs.

Dec 1, 2022 Read more →
What is GSD in Engineering?

Methods and Process Standardization

What is GSD in Engineering?

GSD (General Sewing Data) is a design tool for garment manufacturing based on MTM (Methods-Time Measurement) to optimize textile processes.

Dec 1, 2022 Read more →
What Are the Phases of an Industrial Process?

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What Are the Phases of an Industrial Process?

The industrial process refers to the transformation of materials into finished products through a series of stages. These stages can be divided into...

Dec 1, 2022 Read more →
Why Are There Delays in Production?

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Why Are There Delays in Production?

Production delays are a reality faced by many organizations. This is due to a variety of factors, from technical problems to poor business decisions...

Dec 1, 2022 Read more →
How to Conduct a Time and Motion Study with Stopwatch?

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How to Conduct a Time and Motion Study with Stopwatch?

Introduction A time and motion study with stopwatch is an industrial engineering technique used to improve the efficiency...

Dec 1, 2022 Read more →
How to Standardize Work Times in Industry?

Industrial Time Study

How to Standardize Work Times in Industry?

1. Introduction: The Challenge of Standardization in the Modern Era In today's dynamic and competitive industry, the standardization of work ti...

Dec 1, 2022 Read more →
What Are the Industrial Time Study Techniques?

Industrial Time Study

What Are the Industrial Time Study Techniques?

Industrial time study is a fundamental technique in modern operations and production management. It involves measuring, recording, and statistically analyzing the time used by human workers, machines, or complex processes to carry out various tasks.

Dec 1, 2022 Read more →
What Types of Stopwatches Exist?

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What Types of Stopwatches Exist?

A stopwatch is a device used to measure elapsed time. There are many different types of stopwatches, each designed to measure and record time in different ways.

Dec 1, 2022 Read more →
Prepare Automation

Industrial Time Study Course

Prepare Automation

Contact the instructor If we want to automate the data update between our App and our Google Sheets spreadsheet, we will need to take some preliminary steps, which we will have ready in 5 minutes. We only need to perform this operation once and we will be ready to synchronize our app.

May 23, 2022 Read more →
Defining Work Elements in a Time Study with Stopwatch

Industrial Time Study Course

Defining Work Elements in a Time Study with Stopwatch

The objectives of this lesson are to review the basic time study procedure, clarify how to correctly divide a time study into different work elements, observe the most typical ones and the most appropriate break points, and describe the traditional way of recording times and operations that form the subsequent basis for calculating standard time.

May 16, 2022 Read more →
Work Method Design

Industrial Time Study Course

Work Method Design

To perform correct time study, the first thing to define is the work method to be followed. This method must be standardized so that all workers perform the task in the same way.

Mar 31, 2022 Read more →