Basic SWD-5 Standard Time System

The first SWD was programmed in 1982. There are more than 500 applications of SWD and SSD in labor intensive factories in the world. The system suits to all manual and tool assisted operations.

SWD standard data and methods development program is for

  • Creating accurate time standards fast – and in advance – for labor costing, production planning and work loading and incentive and piece rate systems
  • Continuous methods development and efficient job training.

SWD is fast and easy to learn and to use:

  • Straight forward user interface i.e. a no-many-menu program
  • Element matrixes guide the user
  • An element is picked with one mouse click form Element matrix images
  • No codes to be remembered
  • Use of sub methods (macros) and basic methods – one-minute sewing can be analyzed in a few minutes
   
STANDARD TIMES AND METHODS DEVELOPMENT

One first clicks the element group (left of the window) and then clicks the element button with distances and variables. Then he – if needed – adds comments and other data to the method row.


ACCURATE TIME STANDARDS

SWD (Standard Work Data) work elements are created by using MTM-2 (Method Time Measurement technique).

The element groups are:

Standard Work Data
  • Get and Put elements
  • Write, Print, Read…etc
  • Hand movements
  • Move, Walk, Carry…etc
  • Tool handling (optional)
  • Machine elements
  • MTM-2 (optional)

One can add videos to methods and study them on the methods screen. This is a perfect way to improve method documentation and job training.

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS AND OPERATION LISTS

The operation lists are summaries of all operations of a product. The Operation List of SWD with many options serves also as a product data manager.

The SWD thus creates automatically operations in the Methods Development. Operation list of a product will be assembled using these operations. Usage of a component option will make the operation list creation fast.

The operation list can be transferred to the company’s data system and it will be used in the other SWD programs: Line Balancing, Work Loading, Product Costing and Bar-Code Production Analysis.

TRAINING, CUSTOMISATION AND INSTALLATION

Each SWD installation is customized to suit to the customer’s product, production and other needs. The customization covers installations of customer’s coding systems, special machine elements and other special features. Usually this is done at the customer in the beginning of the training. The training period usually will be followed by second training period at the customer and after that by remote (money saving!) training over the web.

BENEFITS

The company's benefits:

  • Accurate times are available in advance
  • Incentive rates are on correct and even level
  • Less non-incentive work done on average pay
  • Method descriptions are clear, methods are properly documented and easy to update
  • Improved job training, better efficiencies
  • Fast and accurate costing
  • Efficient and accurate loading and balancing with accurate times
  • Improved efficiency and motivation of middle management
  • Better management of product changes and modifications

The worker's benefits:

  • Reliable time standards
  • Even pay
  • Clear methods descriptions – better communication
  • More work done on incentive – better earnings potential

The client's benefits:

  • Quick response when products or production plans are changed
  • Improved quality because of standard methods and improved job training
  • Deliveries according to production schedule

The subcontractor's benefit

  • Better documentation – method descriptions and operation lists available also without times
  • Operation list and method descriptions can be printed semi-automatically on their language
  • Quick response when products or production plans are changed