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One of the factors affecting the productivity of any manufacturing firm is the Cycle time. Lesser the cycle time required, the more production is obtained. Motion and time study techniques are used as productivity improvement techniques in many manufacturing firms. This case study was conducted in a manufacturing firm, situated at Satara, western India, which is engaged in the manufacturing of machines used for construction work. In this study, an attempt was made to reduce the assembly time of crusher machine, using time and motion study. After conducting this study, assembly time was reduced by 9 m, i.e., 10.71% reduction in cycle time was achieved. Work measurement also helped in proper planning of various tasks and scheduling, in order to reduce the indirect costs like electricity bill and rent, etc.
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Sapkal, T., Vasudevan, H., Khavekar, R. (2023). Application of Work Measurement to Reduce the Cycle Time in Manufacturing Firm: A Case Study. In: Vasudevan, H., Kottur, V.K.N., Raina, A.A. (eds) Proceedings of International Conference on Intelligent Manufacturing and Automation. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7971-2_7
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