LCW Localisation components and tooling  "MTM-Easy".

Origin

The LCW system was developed by Mr Carlos Willemarck.    This timestudy system is a statistical calulation of MTM-1.  In his first study work he tried to develop a very fast time study system with an acceptable accuracy.   It's main idea was that labour is a resultant of object handlings and it is only necessary to recognise and quote these handling's instead of judging human motions which are demanding more time to evaluate.   Every recognised handling receives a standard time which is a multiple of 4,5 seconds.    Later he refined the basic handling in 3 categories to obtain a accuracy equal to 3%.   Because this system is so fast and easy to use we very often call it MTM-Easy.

Basic concept

1. labour is the result of taking and placing something by somebody. 2. Distances are mostly not important to consider because they statistically tend to equal a average distance of 30 cm.  3. Actions to wards object are always averages classifiable in 3 different categories.  4. 1 steps is calculated as a average and equals 20 Tmu.  1 bend equals 3 steps. 5. The use of force is a multiple of 1 step.  Codes Time Action 1/4V 1,125 Sec Take or place action without difficulty and with 1 recognisable stop of the hand. 1/2V 2,250 Sec Take or place action with one extra difficulty recognised like a additional hand or arm movement  "Positioning, pressing in, grabbing etc". 1/8V 0,560 Sec Short or frequential handling's while only using the hand or arm.

Example:  Take and place leftdoor into fixture

Action Code Time Go to bin Steps *4 2,88 Take door out of bin 1/4V 1,125 Allowance for weight 7kg Ks+Os 1.44 Go to fixture Steps *3 2.16 Place door in fixture 1/4V 1,125 Totaal ----->  8,73

Conclusion

It is amassing to see how simple his theory is and how practical it is to use. Willemarck succeeds in the development of a predetermined time study system with only 6 applicable codes "1/4V, 1/2V, 1/8V, step, Bend, Force".   Of course this is not the complete explanation because there are always some rules to respect but basically this it.   Thanks to a massive statically simplification of MTM-1 he could make time study simpler than ever. A very peculiar remark is that these average times are multiples of the golden ratio when they are expressed in Tmu.  Taking and placing of a object equals 61.8 Tmu.