Determination of the elements of production cycle time in serial production: the Serbian case

Abstract

A model for the stochastic determination of the elements of production cycle time is proposed and experimentally verified in this survey. The originality of the model as reflected in the idea of using a work sampling model to monitor the production cycle is one of the most significant indicators of production effectiveness and efficiency, instead of applying classical methods. It has been experimentally proved that for a corresponding representative set the elements of working time range according to normal distribution law and that, dynamically viewed, it is possible to use mean value calculations to establish control limits on three standard deviations for the individual elements of working time and thus to master the process. Based on our experimental investigations, it has been proved that in the practice of small and medium-sized enterprises with serial production it is possible to design and apply a very simple but accurate enough stochastic model to determine the elements of working cycle time and in this way optimize the duration of production cycle time.