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Basic MOST PRODUCT OVERVIEW

The Maynard Operation Sequence Technique, MOST, including Basic, Mini and Maxi versions, makes the measurement of work a practical, efficient, and inexpensive task for the industrial engineer.

A powerful analytical tool that helps increase productivity, improve methods, facilitate planning, establish work loads, estimate labor costs, improve safety, and maximize resources, MOST can be applied to any type of work for which a method can be defined and described. MOST has become the standard for thousands of companies in a broad range of industries.

Fast, economical, accurate, consistent, and easy to learn, MOST eliminates the need for inefficient stopwatch studies in the development of realistic and reliable work/time standards. Instead, through a unique and highly efficient procedure, MOST generates these standards as a by-product of the work center layout the method description. Via the MOST for Windows software, keyword descriptions of the work area and methods automatically generate standards without any further input of symbols or time values. In turn, these standards provide an accurate and consistent database for costing, planning, processing, scheduling, line balancing, incentive wage payment, and performance evaluation systems.

o Applicable for all short and long cycle

o Suitable for Assembly and Automatic Assembly

o All Machinery Work

o Excluding for Resource Planning and Organising

MiniMOST

o Highly repetitive, short-cycle operations

o Identical motion patterns

o 2-10 second operations

MaxiMOST

o Non-repetitive, long-cycle operations

o Applied 1˝ times faster than BasicMOST

o Low unit production rate operations

B E N E F I T S

Improves Industrial Engineering productivity

Quickly identifies inefficient methods

Provides accuracy to within + 5% with a 95% confidence level

Can be applied to any method-defined manual work

Reduces the time required for data development and standard setting

Is easy to learn and use

MOST® For Windows™

MOST for Windows is a Windows-based work measurement tool that enables you to create and maintain a database of work elements. The software automatically produces times based on the MOST keyword Language method description entered by the analyst.

MOST for Windows allows you to quickly and accurately measure the time required to perform a job or task. Using work area layouts (graphical representations of an actual work environment), you use an English like "keyword" language to create steps within a sub-operation. A sub-operation is a discrete, logical, and measurable part of a job or task.

MOST for Windows provides three separate Work Measurement Systems: MOST for Windows provides three separate Work Measurement Systems:

BasicMOST, MiniMOST, and MaxiMOST. The BasicMOST system satisfies the most common work measurement situations in manufacturing. BasicMOST is the core of MOST Work Measurement Systems and includes sequence models to analyze the movement of objects, the use of tools, and the operation of manual and powered cranes.

B E N E F I T S

Complete method documentation

Identification of non-productive work Identification of non-productive work

User tracking capabilities

Database search capabilities

Simple, easy-to-use measurement approach

Efficient and accurate

MOST® Data Manager

MOST Data Manager software enables you to quickly and easily create time standards. Through automated and efficient standard data search and retrieval, mass update capabilities, and allowance application engineering performance is dramatically enhanced.

The MOST Data Manager software provides the ability to combine sub-operations, created in MOST for Windows, into operations and eventually into plans. At any time while creating or viewing the next higher level of data, the software allows you full access to search and view any of the lower levels of data. The ability to cascade through the various levels of data allows you to move from the highest level in the system all the way down to a basic method step, in a matter of seconds. Customized titles or Header screens are available for all levels within MOST Data Manager, with capability to search under any field in the Header.

The software also provides the capability to attach a specific title to a sub-operation or operation, but only as it appears in a given operation or plan. This feature controls the size of your database by allowing you to create generic standard data, yet still maintain specific detailed information in operations and plans. For example:

Sub-Operation Title: Assemble Small Part with 3 - 5 Rivets

Sub-Operation Titles as it Appears in Operation: Assemble Part Number 656-A to Frame

A D D I T I O N A L F E A T U R E S

Mass Update

Frequently due to method, equipment, or parts changes, certain elements will need to be updated in many or all operations and/or plans. The MOST Data Manager Mass Update feature provides the capability to automatically search the database and make the changes with just a few keystrokes.

History

Using the History feature, the software maintains electronics records of all changes to the database. The analyst can then view any individual element to see when and why any changes may have occurred.

Auxiliary Data

Auxiliary Data allows you to attach additional information to sub-operations, operations, and plans. Some typical applications of Auxiliary Data are: Applicator Instructions, Operator Instructions, Safety Notes, and Parts Lists.

B E N E F I T S

Consistent standard development approach

Thorough documentation

User-tracking capability

Complete history of changes made to standards

Mass update capabilities

Database search capabilities

AutoMOST™

AutoMOST software captures the knowledge of the industrial engineer to allow others to set accurate and consistent time standards through an automated graphical user interface.

AutoMOST is a Windows-based, object-oriented knowledge acquisition tool that uses advanced technology to assist in interviewing, analyzing, and decision making. The software can provide a user with problem solving skills comparable to the expert. A knowledge engineer using AutoMOST creates decision trees that are converted automatically into a knowledge-based system, by capturing the expertise of the domain expert. Using this tree, a non-expert end-user can derive a logical conclusion to a problem. When this goal is accomplished, the performance of any one employee is dramatically increased. Closing the gap between a domain expert and a less experienced employee provides increased productivity, efficiency, and quality.

The AutoMOST software is seamlessly linked to Maynard's MOST Data Manager software.

Additional Features:

o Accesses the databases of Maynard software applications

o Captures the knowledge of industrial engineers and planners for creating standards, process plans, and/or job estimates

o Directly accesses MOST Data Manager

o Multi-media capability can be used to retrieve electronic drawings and plans o Full ODBC database hooks provide access to other company databases o Acquire production information electronically and utilize it in establishing the standard or plan. o Store the standard or plan directly in the database

AutoMOST uses expert system technology (described above) to automate the process of creating operations standards and plans. By capturing the knowledge of the experts in your facility, AutoMOST allows non-expert individuals to perform repetitive tasks associated with the maintenance of standards. This leaves the experts free to perform tasks which require more creative thinking, such as identifying method and process improvements, thus leading to significant cost reductions.

B E N E F I T S

Quickly creates knowledge-based system Uses a Graphical User Interface (GUI) approach Rule-based code is generated automatically Produces a Windows end-user interface automatically Minimized the need for developer training Practically eliminates the need for end-user training

ErgoMOST™

ErgoMOST™ software enables you to analyze ergonomic risk in the workplace. ErgoMOST will assign a relative stress rating to each body member at the step- or job-level., and the analysis can be used to evaluate the effects of method improvements, rest periods, and/or job rotation.

ErgoMOST software was developed to analyze physical risk factors associated with repetitive motion. The software focuses on methods improvements in the workplace to minimize ergonomic stress and maximize motion efficiency. Relative ESI's (Ergonomic Stress Indices) are assigned to ten joints - wrists, elbows, shoulders, back, neck, and knees - for lifts, pushes, or pulls.

If steps of a job are already defined in MOST for Windows (Maynard's work measurement tool) or in an ASCII file, they can be imported into ErgoMOST, thus alleviating additional data entry. Also, entry of ergonomic data is made simple by a graphical user interface that allows the applicator to 'click' on one of the displayed postures that best represent the posture of the operator/worker.

ErgoMOST also provides a range of reports and parameters for displaying results. Users can select a step- or job level report, body members and ergonomic areas, and text or graphical formats.

B E N E F I T S

Simplified data entry Repeatable, documented results Interpreted results Simulation of method improvements and job rotations Speed of application Consistency of results Quick comparison of jobs Professional report generation Full Windows functionality

Assembly Manager is a Windows-based software application that enables you to balance labor for production lines. Using Assembly Manager, you can maximize utilization of resources, while minimizing cycle time.

Assembly Manager provides you with sophisticated information management capabilities that enable you to quickly do the following:

o Identify underutilized and over allocated stations o Immediately see how moving labor and operators between stations affects the utilization for the station, the zone, and the line o Calculate the cycle time and standard for the line

The Assembly Manager application is accessed by tabs that lead you through multiple windows. Assembly Manager's four main windows are easy to use and are organized by function:

1. The Line Balance window contains setup and summary information about the line and its stations, including the cycle time and target utilization. 2. The Master Labor List window contains a summary of all labor in the line. 3. The Station Detail windows contain assigned labor and lists of operators and equipment for a station. 4. The Labor Detail windows contain operator instructions and parts for a labor item.

Creating Standards

You can use Assembly Manager as a stand-alone product or in conjunction with Maynard's MOST Data Manager application to distribute the labor for a standard that you created for a line. You can import all of the labor for the standard into Assembly Manager without recreating the data.

You can also create a standard in Assembly Manager. By entering labor items directly into Assembly Manager (or by importing them from a data file), the application calculates the standard time for you.

Using Assembly Manager - General Procedure

1. Define the assembly line using the tabs of the Line Balance window. 2. Identify all of the labor for the line using the Master Labor List. 3. Assign labor to stations using the Master Labor List window and the Stations tab of the Line Balance window. 4. Move labor between stations using the drag and drop features of the Station Detail windows and the Station tab of the Line Balance window. 5. Observe changes in cycle time and utilization as labor is added or removed from stations on the line. 6. View the summary information for the line using real-time updates and generate a range of reports.

B E N E F I T S

Balance labor and operators Define parameters and stations for a line balance Calculate the standard time for a line Decrease the cycle time of the line Minimize loss to balance Manage labor and resource management, resulting in lower costs and increased productivity

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