Assignment 4
Assignment 4
Problems
1) An analyst has timed a metal-cutting operation for 50 cycles. The average time per cycle
was 10.40 minutes, and the standard deviation was 1.20 minutes for a worker with a
performance rating of 125 percent. Assume an allowance to 16 percent of job time. Find
the standard time for this operation.
2) A job was timed for 60 cycles and had an average of 1.2 minutes per piece. The
performance rating was 95 percent, and workday allowances are 10 percent. Determine
each of the following:
a) Observed time
b) Normal time
c) Standard time
3) A time study was conducted on a job that contains four elements. The observed times and
performance rating for six cycles are shown in the following table:
CYCLE
1 2 3 4 5 6
Element 1 4.1 4.0 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.1
Element 2 --- 1.5 --- 1.6 --- 1.4
Element 3 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.3
Element 4 2.7 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.8
5) Given these observed times (in minutes) for five elements of a job, determine the observed
time (OT) for each element. Note: Some of the elements occur only periodically.
CYCLE
1 2 3 4 5 6
Element 1 2.1 2.0 2.2 2.1 2.1 ---
Element 2 --- 1.1 --- 1.0 --- 1.2
Element 3 3.4 3.5 3.3 3.5 3.4 3.3
Element 4 4.0 --- --- 4.2 --- ---
Element 5 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4
6) Develop an allowance percentage for a job element that requires the worker to lift a weight
of 10 pounds while (1) standing in a slightly awkward position, (2) in light that is slightly
below recommended standards, and (3) with intermittent loud noises occurring. The
monotony for this element is high. Include a personal allowance of 5 percent and a basic
fatigue allowance of 4 percent of job time.
7) A worker-machine operation was found to involve 3.3 minutes of machine time per cycle in
the course of 40 cycles of stopwatch study. The worker’s time averaged 1.9 minutes per
cycle, and the worker was given a rating of 120 percent (machine rating is 100 percent).
Midway through the study, the worker took a 10 minute rest break. Assuming an allowance
factor of 12 percent of work time, determine the standard time for this job.
8) A recently negotiated union contract allows workers in a shipping department 24 minutes
for rest, 10 minutes for personal time, and 14 minutes for delays for each four hours
worked. A time study analyst observed a job that is performed continuously and found an
average time of 6.0 minutes per cycle for a worker she rated at 95 percent. What standard
time is applicable for that operation?
9) The data in the table below represent time study observations for a woodworking
operation.
a) Based on the observations, determine the standard time for the operation, assuming an
allowance of 15 percent of job time.
b) How many observations would be needed to estimate the mean time for element 2
within 1 percent of its true value with a 95.5 percent confidence?
c) How many observations would be needed to estimate the mean time for element 2
within .01 minute of its true value with a 95.5 percent confidence?
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