Configuring an MTM data card

You can add predefined activities based on information available in the Methods Time Measurement (MTM) system to operations in the Time view in Manufacturing Process Planner. This system sets industry-standard times required to perform standard manual tasks. The standards include a list of time elements where each element represents a specific and short step a worker can perform as part of the execution of an operation. Typically, the time elements are organized into groups according to types, distance, and difficulty. The standards are based on repeated measurements done on real production lines.

In the Time view, you can open a data card and select individual tasks containing a set time. Each of these tasks is added as a separate activity. You can then use these standard times to run time calculations and analyses.

The standard MTM data cards hold times in TMU (time measurement units). Teamcenter stores times in seconds. The METimeDataCardConversionFactor preference specifies the factor to convert from data card time units to seconds.

You can also replace the MTM data card with a customized one that includes times required for tasks that are specific to your company. If your customized data card contains times in units other than TMU, you must define the conversion rate between your data card units to seconds in the METimeDataCardConversionFactor preference.

Note

Please be aware that the proper use of the time data card functionality does require thorough training in MTM methodology. Without such training the user activities may lead to erroneous results and does not represent a true MTM analysis.

For MTM training please contact your local MTM association.