Allowances Module: Accurate Standard Time Calculation
Adjust your standard times considering all factors that affect human performance to obtain fair and realistic standards.
What is the Allowances Module in CRONOMETRAS?
The Allowances Module is a specialized tool within CRONOMETRAS designed to calculate and apply necessary additional times to work elements. These allowances compensate for fatigue, personal needs, and environmental conditions, enabling the calculation of a fair and realistic standard time for workers.
Allowance System Selection for Precise Time Studies
Professional industrial time study requires standardized systems for allowance assignment:
- ILO Tables (version 4): System based on International Labour Organization standards, globally recognized for allowance assignment in time studies.
- TAL Tables: Alternative system based on ILO tables but with more objectified factors, using precise measurements such as noise in decibels and lighting in lux.
- Dynamic Switching: Ability to alternate between both systems according to the specific needs of each study, with compatibility alerts to avoid inconsistencies.
Element Management for Accurate Standard Time Calculation
Effective work measurement requires clear management of all elements and their allowances:
- Complete Visualization: Detailed list of all method elements with their description, type, and assigned allowance percentage.
- Quick Actions: Functionalities to copy allowances between similar elements, saving time in configuration.
- Selective Reset: Option to reset allowance values assigned to specific elements or the entire study.
- Visual Indicators: Graphical representation of the allowance percentage applied to each element for quick assessment.
Point-Based Allowance Assignment for Objective Time Studies
The industrial time study software CRONOMETRAS implements a structured point system for allowance assignment:
- Structured Categories: Factors are organized into three main categories:
- Category A: Physical effort (use of force, posture, vibrations, short cycle, uncomfortable clothing)
- Category B: Mental effort (concentration, monotony, visual strain, noise, mental tension, tedium)
- Category C: Working conditions (temperature, ventilation, gas emissions, dust, dirt, water presence)
- Interactive Tables: Intuitive interfaces for selecting specific values for each factor according to its intensity.
- Automatic Calculation: Instant conversion of assigned points to allowance percentages according to standardized algorithms.
- Specialized Interfaces: Visual tools adapted for complex factors such as use of force, posture, and environmental conditions.
Forced Allowances and Advanced Options
For special situations in time and motion studies, CRONOMETRAS offers advanced customization options:
- Direct Assignment: Ability to manually establish an allowance percentage without using the point system.
- Selective Override: The forced allowance overrides any previous point-based calculation, maintaining system flexibility.
- Specific Application: Capability to apply forced allowances to individual elements without affecting the rest of the study.
- Automatic Documentation: The system records that the allowance has been manually assigned for future reference and auditing.
Machine Fatigue Calculation: Optimization of Concurrent Times
The standard time calculation tool includes specialized functionalities for operations with machinery:
- Comprehensive Analysis: Detailed evaluation of machine running times, stopped times, and concurrent time.
- Adaptive Formulas: Application of different algorithms according to operator inactivity time:
- ≤30 seconds: Formula for very brief inactivity
- 31-90 seconds: Formula for brief inactivity
- 91-600 seconds: Formula for medium inactivity
-
600 seconds: Formula for prolonged inactivity
- Weighted Allowances: Calculation of allowances based on the relative weight of each element in the total work cycle.
- Detailed Explanation: Step-by-step documentation of the calculation process performed to facilitate understanding and validation.
- Automatic Normalization: Adjustment of times according to the recorded activity and frequency of each element to obtain accurate results.
Optimize Your Time and Motion Studies with CRONOMETRAS
The Allowances Module of CRONOMETRAS is essential for conducting precise and fair time and motion studies. Unlike traditional industrial time study methods, our software allows you to:
- Select between standardized systems (ILO or TAL) for allowance assignment
- Efficiently manage all elements and their associated allowances
- Assign allowances through a structured and objective point system
- Customize allowances for special situations with the forcing option
- Precisely calculate fatigue in machine operations using adaptive formulas
According to recent studies on industrial productivity, companies implementing advanced work measurement systems like CRONOMETRAS achieve a 35% increase in the accuracy of their standard times and a 40% reduction in labor disputes related to production standards.