Productivity & Standard Times
Productivity
Productivity is what a person can achieve with material, capital and technology. Productivity
is primarily a personal attitude. It is an attitude that favors progress; that makes one
continually strive to improve that which already exists. It is a conviction that if we can do
things better today than yesterday, then we can do them even better tomorrow. It is a will to
improve the current situation no matter how good it appears to be, or how good it really is.
It is a question of ongoing adaptation of human and financial lives to ever-changing
conditions. It is the continual application of new theories and methods. And it is based on a
faith in humankind’s ability to improve their conditions.
Within the confines of AVIX theories, we will discuss productivity measured in manually
performed labor – that is, productivity measured in terms of the method applied.
Improving the productivity of manual labor can increase production quantitatively (with
retained or improved quality) using the same or fewer resources and/or reduce the number
of resources in order to retain the same or higher production compared to before.
Standard Times
With regard to our time analyses, all analysed times are standard times (based on MTM
times). Standard times are calculated at a working pace of 100 and are set based on the
distance the object is moved and the degree of difficulty associated with the object. A
working pace of 100 is an internationally accepted standard. Generally speaking, the
working pace should not exceed 100. If the performance time is lower than the standard
time, this means that the operator is working slower than a working pace of 100. If, on the
other hand, the performance time is shorter than the standard time, the working pace
exceeds 100.
In practice, it is not suitable to maintain a working pace greater than 100 for longer periods.
Standard time = Ts
Performance time = Te
Working pace = (Ts * 100) / Te
When we observe manual labor we witness deviations between different operators. These
differences are mainly found in two areas.
- the applied working method
- the working pace at which the work is performed
The best working method is the working method that provides the shortest performance
time together with the least possible exertion for the operator.