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I have been assigned the task in my company's Continuous Improvement meeting to improve productivity throughput based on implementing process improvements. My team and I have developed several ideas on changes we could make to which could improve out throughput but before we start, we are uncomfortable with how the productivity rates were originally established.
The assembly operations are all Manual using lightweight components such as applying and o-ring to a pipe thread or applying sealant to the threads on a small vent. My predessor decided the best way to establish the productivity rates was to have three seperate operators assemble product for 1 hour each. Then he used the total number of assemblies built, divided that number by three a decided that would be the hourly rate for that operation. My group & I do not think that was the best way to determine a manual assembly production rate.
Does anyone have a suggestion on how to develop a manual productivity rate my team and I could revew?
Please advise.
The assembly operations are all Manual using lightweight components such as applying and o-ring to a pipe thread or applying sealant to the threads on a small vent. My predessor decided the best way to establish the productivity rates was to have three seperate operators assemble product for 1 hour each. Then he used the total number of assemblies built, divided that number by three a decided that would be the hourly rate for that operation. My group & I do not think that was the best way to determine a manual assembly production rate.
Does anyone have a suggestion on how to develop a manual productivity rate my team and I could revew?
Please advise.