Method Basics

CREATING PROCESS STEPS

Here we Introduce the basic steps In AVIX, how to create the tree-structure, add the movie and create the process sequence.

Excersice

Use the video Fog_light_brackets.mp4 and repeat by creating the tree structure, adding the video and creating the process steps.

When you're done, go to "File" → "Save as" and save the AVIX file e.g. as My AVIX exercise.avx4 (you might be using It later).

CREATING SAMPLES OF TIME MEASUREMENT

Here we show how to create time samples. Instead of having a single stopwatch measurement for each process step, It Is possible to let AVIX calculate the time based on e.g. 5 or 10 samples. The samples can be from the same video or each can have a unique video.

EXERCISE

Use the Fog_light_brackets.mp4 video and create single process steps but with two time samples each to get an average time calculation.

The video contains the same process step repeated.

CREATING DETAILED TIME STUDY

Here we show how to make a detailed time study, including work classification and how to separate out walking. You can choose yourself If work classification Is enough, or you also want to focus on walking (depending on your type of process). The idea is to be able to track and measure the layout factors.

EXERCISE

Use the Fog_light_brackets.mp4 video to create a process step sequence separated between process steps and walking.

As an additional challenge, do the same but also using samples of time measurements for each process step.

CREATING A WORK INSTRUCTION

Here we show how easy it is to create a work instruction/std. documentation from AVIX. A really big time saver and nice feature of AVIX is the possibility to create work instructions. From a methodology point of view it is also really important to link together the data between e.g. the time study/process documentation, the line balance and the work instruction.

Why? Because if any change occurs it should be reflected throughout the data, meaning a change of e.g. process step time should be reflected in both the line balance and work instruction (and FMEA if you are working with FMEA). If not, there will be a discrepancy between the process documentation and the real process. For a single detail It might not matter, but over time the process documentation will become more and more obsolete.

Exercise

Create a work Instruction using the data you have already created, or use the AVIX-file Fog_light_brackets_Instruction.avx4

Use the images provided In the folder "Process data" add required tools, parts, pictures, notes. Generate a PDF work Instruction, or use one of the other output formats.