Description
Add manualMinutes, walkMinutes, and otherManualDuringAutomatic for laborMinutes.
Work-time accounting separates productive time, allowances, overlap, and delays. Changing the allowance denominator or moving work outside downtime changes the interpretation of a calculated time.
Add manualMinutes, walkMinutes, and otherManualDuringAutomatic for laborMinutes.
When to use this tool
Use Work Cell One Operator Overlap Term when you need one explicit work-element or timing component.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter manualMinutes, automaticMinutes, walkMinutes, otherManualDuringAutomatic. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read laborMinutes, overlappedMinutes, cycleMinutes. Use the output convention below.
Add manualMinutes, walkMinutes, and otherManualDuringAutomatic for laborMinutes. Return min(automaticMinutes, otherManualDuringAutomatic) as overlap and manual plus walk plus their maximum as cycleMinutes.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| manualMinutes | Manual Minutes | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| automaticMinutes | Automatic Minutes | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| walkMinutes | Walk Minutes | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| otherManualDuringAutomatic | Other Manual During Automatic | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| laborMinutes | Labor Minutes | Required. Finite number. |
| overlappedMinutes | Overlapped Minutes | Required. Finite number. |
| cycleMinutes | Cycle Minutes | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"manualMinutes": 2,
"automaticMinutes": 5,
"walkMinutes": 1,
"otherManualDuringAutomatic": 3
},
"output": {
"laborMinutes": 6,
"overlappedMinutes": 3,
"cycleMinutes": 8
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- This is one supplied overlap model without resource conflicts, actual task sequencing, or ergonomic validation.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use a validated task study and resource plan, considering variability, ergonomics, and safe work requirements.
References
Similar or alternative tools
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