Station factors are used if a station (with identical work contents) occurs several times within a line.
They can be defined in the tree view of a balancing for stations in the corresponding column. See also: "Wie vergebe ich einen Faktor?"
The default setting is 1.
The factor is the same for all product variants. It is therefore NOT possible to use different station factors for each product variant!
The time of all assigned elements will be divided virtually. For example, for factor = 2 the time of the assigned work content will be cut into half.
Station factor for cross-station operators
In this case, the entered factor is applied to all assignments of an operator at the station. All other operator instances at other stations remain unchanged. |
Effects of station factors (hereafter "n") on the assignment
Assigning a station factor affects the time type of the assigned elements and the HWD posture transition. Calculation: Time type (regular) / n = time type (new) Change in display The factor used is shown in front of the station in the assignment graphic. Example: The pre-assembly station was assigned a factor of 2
Display of a station factor in the assignment graphic Will also be recalculated • Time type (total) •Time type (total) * pieces •Sum times at all assignments •Sum time at operator including load •Sum time at station including load The graphic also displays the adjusted times. Example: There is one station (S1) with one operator (W1). The "B1" element is assigned The station has the station factor of 2 B1 has a tg of 10 TMU and a factor of 4 tg total = 10 * 4 * 1/2 = 20 TMU Cycle time = tcycle |
Effect of station factors on ergonomics
The EAWS evaluation is carried out with a modified cycle time, a modified number of cycles and the original (i.e. unchanged) element time. Calculation: Cycle time (regular) * n = cycle time new Number of cycles (regular) /n = number of cycles (new) The ergonomics allowance remains unchanged.
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