When production time standards are being developed for a brand new process for several of the hand assembly 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?
Learning curve theory states that the labor requirement will be greater in the early stages of production and lower as workers complete 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. Learning effects can be compensated for by applying a smaller performance rating factor or allowance factor. If management 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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