Information Module: Efficient Time Study Management
Configure, customize, and manage your method and time studies with all the necessary tools for a professional and precise analysis.
What is the Information Module in CRONOMETRAS?
The Information Module is an essential component of CRONOMETRAS that allows you to configure and manage all the fundamental aspects of your method and time studies. Here you can define basic parameters, customize settings, and use advanced features that guarantee the precision and professionalism of your analyses for standard time calculation.
Creating and Editing Method and Time Studies: Essential Fields for Industrial Time Study
Creating a time and motion study is the fundamental starting point in the industrial time study software CRONOMETRAS. To ensure a precise and professional analysis that allows for correct standard time calculation, the following mandatory fields are required:
- Study Name (name): Unique and descriptive identifier that facilitates the location and organization of your method and time studies.
- Company (company): Name of the organization where the study is conducted, fundamental for classification and comparative analysis between different plants or business units.
- Date (date): Precise temporal record that allows for historical tracking of time and productivity evolution over time.
- Rating Scale: Essential parameter for activity rating in industrial time study:
- Normal: 100 (Default value). Represents the standard work pace according to international work measurement methodologies.
- Optimum: 133 (Default value). Represents the optimum work pace, achievable under ideal conditions, used to set productivity improvement targets.
Optional Fields: Data Enrichment for Complete Time Studies
Professional methods engineering requires detailed documentation. Enrich your time and motion studies with contextual information using the following optional fields that improve traceability and analysis:
- Study Number (study_number): Internal numeric identifier that facilitates integration with enterprise management systems and systematic classification of studies.
- Operator (operator): Person performing the studied task, allowing analysis by experience level and tracking skill development over time.
- Section (section): Area or department where the task is performed, fundamental for line balancing and process optimization by production areas.
- Reference (reference): Reference number or identification code of the product or process, facilitating linking with production planning and quality control systems.
- Machine (machine): Equipment used in the task, essential for man-machine analysis and optimization of technical resources.
- Tools (tools): Instruments used during the operation, allowing evaluation of their impact on workstation productivity and ergonomics.
- Technician (technician): Analyst performing the study, important for traceability and validation of the methodology applied in industrial time study.
Cloning and Exporting: Advanced Features for Time Study Management
The industrial time study software CRONOMETRAS offers advanced features that optimize the work measurement workflow and facilitate professional management of your studies:
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Study Cloning:
- Creates an exact copy of an existing study, preserving all element structure and configurations.
- Saves significant time by reusing previous studies as a base for new analyses of similar products or processes.
- Maintains methodological consistency between related studies, fundamental for work time standardization.
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Export/Import:
- Export complete studies in standard formats to create backups, documentation, or share them with other departments.
- Import previously exported studies, facilitating collaboration between different plants or external consultants.
- Ensures data portability and continuity of standard time analysis even in offline environments.
Advanced Configuration: Personalization for Professional Time Studies
Modern methods engineering requires flexibility and adaptability. Adjust CRONOMETRAS to your specific needs with advanced options that adapt to different industrial time study methodologies:
Advanced Settings for Professional Time Studies
- Time unit for industrial time study reports:
Configure between minutes, seconds, thousandths of a minute, hundredths of a minute, ten-thousandths of an hour, or TMU (Time Measurement Unit) according to time and motion study standards. Need another specific unit for your industry? Request it.
- Effective work minutes per shift:
Set the default available minutes per shift for all your studies, essential for accurate productive capacity calculation and human resource planning.
- Contingency Percentage for standard time:
Define the default contingency percentage to apply automatically in your studies, following best practices for time standardization in industrial environments.
Data Security and Traceability in Time Studies
- Real-time saving for work measurement:
All changes in your methods engineering studies are saved automatically as you work, ensuring data integrity even in industrial environments with unstable connections.
- Change log for audit:
The exact creation date and last update of each study are documented, providing complete traceability for quality certification processes and production standard audits.
Optimize the Management of Your Time Studies with CRONOMETRAS
The CRONOMETRAS Information Module represents a significant advancement in industrial time study technology. Unlike traditional methods, our software allows you to:
- Configure and customize all aspects of your time studies according to your industry’s specific needs
- Efficiently manage information from multiple studies with cloning and export tools
- Adapt time units and parameters to international standards or your own criteria
- Ensure the security and traceability of all captured data
- Optimize workflow with features designed by methods engineering experts
According to recent studies on industrial productivity, companies that implement advanced work measurement systems like CRONOMETRAS manage to reduce the time dedicated to study configuration and management by up to 40% and improve the accuracy of their standards by 25%, which directly translates into improvements in productivity and competitiveness.
Resources on Industrial Time Study
- The 5 Most Used Work Measurement Methods in Modern Industry
- Work Study
- Time Measurement with Stopwatch
- Introduction to MTM and MOST: Optimizing Processes with Advanced Methodologies
- Step-by-Step Guide: How to Conduct an Effective Time and Motion Study
- Optimize Business Productivity with Time Control and Industrial Time Study