Practice Problems: Supplement 10 (S10), Work Measurement

Problem 1:
Carolyn Barrett, a marketing surveyor, takes an average of 10 minutes to complete a
particular questionnaire. Carolyns performance rating (pace) is 110% and there is an
allowance of 15%.
What is the Normal time for completing this questionnaire?
What is the Standard time for completing this questionnaire?
Problem 2:
Tom Leonard, of Leonard, Spitz, and Wareham, takes 3 hours and 25 minutes to write
an end of month report. Tom is rated at 95% (work pace is 95%) and the office has a
personal time allowance of 8%. There is no delay time or fatigue time.
What is the Normal time for writing an end of month report?
What is the Standard time for writing an end of month report?
Problem 3:
The two steps in preparing chocolate candy bars are molding and packaging. Personal
fatigue and delay allowances are set at 15%. The molding machine operator is rated at
110% and the packer is rated at 80%. Observed times per batch are given below.
Observed Time in Minutes
Task

Molding

26

30

29

31

Packing

45

50

35

30

Determine the Normal and standard times for both tasks.

Problem 4:
A work-study sample of a manufacturing activity conducted over a 40-hour period
shows that a worker with an 85% rating produced 12 parts. The workers idle time
was 10% and the allowance factor was 12%
Find the Normal and Standard time for this activity.
Problem 5:
Jim and Bob recently time-studied a janitorial task. From a sample of 75 observations,
they computed an average cycle time of 15 minutes with a standard deviation of 2
minutes. Was their sample large enough that one can be 99% confident that the
standard time is within 5% of the true value?
Problem 6:
Consider the following task broken down into 5 MTM elements:
TMUs

Code in MTM Books

Reach to tool box

14.2

R12D

Grasp a tool

3.5

BG1

Separate tool by pressing

10.6

AP2

Turn tool

3.5

T45S

Move and focus eyes

13.4

M12B

What is the total time for the task?

ANSWERS
Problem 1:
Normal time (total time)(%working on this task)(rating)/(number of units produced)
(10)(1.00)(1.10)/1 11 minutes

Standard time

Total Normal time

11
11

12.9 minutes
1-Allowance factor 1 0.15 .85

Problem 2:
Normal time (total time)(%working on this task)(rating)/(number of units produced)

(205 minutes)(1.00)(0.95)/1 194.75 minutes

Standard time

Total Normal time 194.75 194.75

211.68 minutes
1-Allowance factor 1 0.08
.92

Problem 3:
Observed Times in Minutes
Task

Molding

26

30

29

31

Packing

45

50

35

30

For Molding:
Average for the actual Molding cycle 29 minutes per batch
Normal time (total time)(% working)(rating)/(number of units produced)

(29)(1.00)(1.10) /1 31.9 minutes per batch

Standard time (Normal time)/(1-Allowance)

31.90 /(1 0.15) 37.5 minutes per batch

For Packing:

Average actual Packing time = 40 minutes

Normal time (total time)(%working)(rating)/(number of units produced)
(40)(1.00)(.80) 32 minutes per batch

Standard time (Normal time)/(1-Allowance)

(32)/(1 0.15) 37.6 minutes

Problem 4:
Average actual time = 40 hours
Normal time (total time)(%working)(rating)/(number of units produced)
(40hrs)(0.90)(0.85)/(12) 2.55 hours per part

Standard time (Normal time)/(1-Allowance)

2.55 / 0.88 2.90 hours per part

Problem 5:
To find the number of samples required:
2

z
where h is the accuracy desired and z is the confidence level
h x

2.575* 2 5.15

.75
0.05*15

47.15 or 48 samples

Therefore, the sample size of 75 is sufficient.

Problem 6:
TMUs
Reach to tool box
Grasp a tool
Separate tool by pressing
Turn tool
Move and focus eyes
TOTAL

Code in MTM Books

14.2

R12D

3.5

BG1

10.6

AP2

3.5

T45S

13.4

M12B

45.2

Remember: 1 TMU = .0006 minutes.

Translating to minutes: 45.2 TMUs * .0006 = .027 minutes
Translating to seconds: .027 minutes * 60 = 1.627 seconds