Method and system for creating and managing engineered time standards

A computerized method for managing time standards, comprising:

• receiving, at a computer, a set of work instructions associated with the manufacturing of a part;
• receiving an association of a task center planning group of the set of work instructions with one or more of a plurality of time standard templates, each time standard template comprising:
• a task associated with the manufacturing of the part at a task center;
• one or more variables associated with the task;
• one or more variables associated with the task center;
• and
• an algorithm operable to determine a time value associated with the task, the time value representing a time period to complete the task;
• receiving a change to one of the variables associated with the task;
• generating a plurality of time standards associated with each task center planning group;
• and
• storing the time standards in a memory.

A system for managing time standards, comprising:

• a computer-readable medium;
• a computer program stored on the computer-readable medium operable to:
• generate a plurality of time standard templates by:
• receiving a plurality of tasks associated with the manufacturing of a part at one or more task centers;
• receiving zero or more variables associated with a respective task;
• receiving zero or more variables associated with a respective task center;
• and
• receiving one or more algorithms, each algorithm operable to determine a time value associated with a respective task, the time value representing a time period to complete the respective task;
• the computer program further operable to:
• receive an association of each of the plurality of time standard templates with zero or more respective application sheets;
• receive an association of each application sheet with one or more respective task centers;
• receive a set of work instructions associated with the manufacture of the part;
• receive an association of a task center planning group of the set of work instructions with one or more of the plurality of time standard templates;
• generate a plurality of time standards associated with each task center planning group;
• and
• store the time standards in a database.

A system for managing time standards, comprising:

• a computer-readable medium;
• a computer program stored on the computer-readable medium operable to:
• receive a set of work instructions associated with the manufacturing of a part;
• receive an association of a task center planning group of the set of work instructions with one or more of a plurality of time standard templates, each time standard template comprising:
• a task associated with the manufacturing of the part at a task center;
• one or more variables associated with the task;
• one or more variables associated with the task center;
• and
• an algorithm operable to determine a time value associated with the task, the time value representing a time period to complete the task;
• the computer program further operable to:
• receive a change to one of the variables associated with the task;
• generate a plurality of time standards associated with each task center planning group;
• and
• store the time standards in a memory.