An industrial engineer observes a brand new process and develops time standards for several of the manual components of the production line
What are the implications of learning effects on the time standards and the line balance? What could be done to address this situation?
The learning curve theory states that the labor requirement will be greater in the early stages of production and lower as workers enjoy several repetitions of their jobs. A line balance that is performed using inflated times will have increased idle time and decreased efficiency as learning effects occur. The industrial engineer can compensate for learning effects by applying a smaller performance rating factor (or allowance factor if downtime is an issue). If the industrial engineer is unsure of the workers' learning rate, the line can be balanced, and then a second study performed to rebalance it.
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