Time management for engineers

TIME MANAGEMENT FOR ENGINEERS

Index

1. A bit of Lexicology

2. General view on Time management

• Implications of bad time management
• Tips on how to improve one's management skills
• Benefits of good time management

3. Projection of the concepts on the engineering field

• Jit vs Jidoka
• How to establish the JIT in the working space
• Takt time
• Cycle time
• Lead time
• Standard time

A bit of lexicology

Let's dissect the title !

• Time
• Management
• Engineer
• Time Management

MANAGEMENT

TIME

Process of planning, decision making, organizing, leading, motivation and controlling the human resources, financial, physical, and information resources of an organization to reach its goals efficiently and effectively.

A continuous, measurable quantity in which events occur in a sequence proceeding from the past through the present to the future.

ENGINEER

TIME MANAGEMENT

A person who uses scientific knowledge to design, construct, and maintain engines and machines or structures

The process of organizing and planning how to divide your time between specific activities.

OPTIMIZATION

EFFICIENCY

An act, process, or methodology of making something (such as a design, system, or decision) as fully perfect, functional, or effective as possible

The peak level of performance that uses the least amount of inputs to achieve the highest amount of output.

A general view on time management

• Implications of poor time management

• Tips for effective time management

• Benefits of time management

Implications

POOR WORK QUALITY

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Poor quality of work

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PROCRASTINATION

Procrastination

POOR REPUTATION

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Poor reputation

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MISSED DEADLINES

Missed deadlineS

Tips

Set goals correctly:

Prioritize wisely:

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Set a time limit to complete a task

Take a break between tasks:

Organize yourself

Remove non-essential tasks/activities

Plan ahead:

Benefits of time management

More opportunities: Managing time well leads to more opportunities and less time wasted on trivial activities. Good time management skills are key qualities that employers look for. The ability to prioritize and schedule work is extremely desirable for any organization. Ability to realize goals: Individuals who practice good time management are able to better achieve goals and objectives, and do so in a shorter length of time

Stress relief: Making and following a task schedule reduces anxiety. As you check off items on your “to-do” list, you can see that you are making tangible progress. This helps you avoid feeling stressed out with worry about whether you’re getting things done. More time: Good time management gives you extra time to spend in your daily life. People who can time-manage effectively enjoy having more time to spend on hobbies or other personal pursuits.

Projection of the previous concepts on the engineering field

Projection of the previous concepts on the engineering field

Engineers are skilled at using tools that maximize their efficiency, productivity, and performance to meet tough deadlines. However, when management decides to do more with less, it may mean loading up staff with more projects, creating additional time pressure, and making it tougher (and more stressful) to meet deadlines. Poor time management can lead engineers into a vicious work-time cycle. In this cycle, time pressure (to get a product to market/ getting the project completed) leads to a crisis mentality which results in individual heroic behavior causing constant interruptions to others adding to the pressure and crisis mentality. The lead management comes in to help solve this issue.

Jidoka

Just in Time

1. Produce what's necessary
2. When necessary
3. In the necessary quantity
4. While respecting the shortest deadlines

1. Guarantee quality
2. Check up on it during every step of the production process
3. Stop the process once a deficit is noticed

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Just in Time

By using the JIT we can assure:

• Reduction stock
• Reduction delays and deadlines which helps improve service quality
• Increase in flexibility when it comes to the demand

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How to establish the JIT in the working space

-Stabilizing the production--Put the machines on track- -Produce on takt - -Implement a PULL system-

The process

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physically bring the machines closerDEVeLop the piece to piece prOduction

Guarantee Reliability in the production processusSmooth production

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Match THe production rate to the demandAlways choosE to go all in

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TAKT Time

Takt is a German word which translates to rythm. In our context it means the production rythm that satisfies best the demand.

Available production time

TAKT Time =

Demand per client

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If there is onlY one operator on one workstation, working on only one products the process time equals the cycle tIme

Cycle Time

The actual cycle time is the measured time betWeen two good quality productS produced in PracTiseThe process time is the time a product spends on a specific workstation

Designed Cycle Time

Maximum Allowable Cycle Time

Describes the maximum cycle time the engineers should design into the system and it's usually set at 92%-95% of TAKT time

Calculated time it takes for a workstation to produce a product when there are no interruptions

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LEAD TIME

We can refer to the lead time as the addition of all the process times without leaving out the waiting time between the process steps.

The lead time measures the general efficiency of the Value stream. This can be understood as the process of the entire value stream or line, using the red dot principle.

Standard time

The term describes the required time to produce a product at a workstation while respecting the following conditions:

1. A qualified, well trained operator
2. Working at a normal pace
3. Doing a specific task

The ST is a product of 3 factors:

1. Observed time: time measured to complete the task
2. Performance rating factor: pace of the worker. 90% is considered slow while 110% is fast and 100% is normal. It's calculated by an experienced worker who is trained to observe and determine a rating
3. Personal, fatigue and delay allowance also referred to as PFD

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