At Acme Stamping, we have the following information to record in the data box under each processing step: the cycle time (time that elapses between one part coming off the process to the next part coming off in seconds the changeover time to switch from producing one product type to another (in this case switching between left-drive and right-drive brackets); the number of people
To help you get started here is a list of typical process data :
• c/T (cycle time)
• c/o (changeover time)
• uptime (on-demand machine uptime)
• EPE (production batch sizes)
• number of operators
• number of product variations
• pack size
• working time (minus breaks)
• scrap rate