Abstract—This paper focuses on making a time study model for a reputed Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL) manufacturing company. Manufacturing companies are finding it difficult to survive with challenges increasing from its competitors day by day. To overcome these challenges they have to improve their productivity, reduce the cycle time and operational cost. The organizations need to manage the production schedule, the work force and labor costs in an effective manner. In order to achieve all these goals Time study is an important tool which needs to be worked out on. The method is applied to the manufacturing processes which have been divided into parts with an objective to establish time standards for carrying out specific operations and setting up a production schedule in the factory. The method of time study was developed by Frederick W Taylor who is considered as the father of Scientific Management. F W Taylor was an industrial engineer and focused on improvement of industrial efficiency. Time study involves various techniques of which Stopwatch technique and Predetermined time standard system (PTSS) are the widely used and the simplest. Although there are various other techniques like flow diagrams, multi- activity charts, operations chart, process flow chart and many more to list. But a using a stopwatch is the simplest way and record the timing on a time study sheet. The results of this time study show that company s output has significantly increased with reduction in cycle time.

Index Terms—Manufacturing, Process analysis, Time study, Stop watch technique

Cite:Ashutosh Gauniyal, Kamlesh Pant, and Ashish Agarwal, "Time Study Model of a Compact Fluorescent Lamp Manufacturer in India: A Case Study," International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Robotics Research, Special Issue, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 154-164, January 2014.