NAGARE supports operator efficiency analysis by timing visible cycles against agreed standards. Earned minutes use confirmed output and standard times. Attended minutes need agreed attendance and availability records. Video adds evidence about delays and methods, helping teams investigate gaps without treating unseen time as measured work.
Most plants calculate efficiency from timesheets and end-of-shift counts. The number says whether a line hit its standard, but not which cycles ran long or why.
Our AI process monitoring software, NAGARE™, supports operator efficiency analysis by timing configured visible work against the agreed standard. Combine those observations with confirmed output, attendance and availability records. The camera alone does not establish every input to a labor-efficiency calculation. These NAGARE product-level figures are separate from the efficiency calculation and do not forecast a result for this workforce.
Operator efficiency compares standard minutes earned with a defined time denominator. Video supplies observations of visible work. Confirmed output, standards, attendance and excluded time require agreed sources and rules.
Agree standard minutes, accepted output and whether the denominator is attended or on-standard time, including its approved exclusions and data source.
Configured visible cycles can be timed and counted. Confirm output and unit context using the agreed production and quality records.
Review gaps with clips, attendance, pause records and method information. A video observation alone does not establish every cause or all available working time.
Send your standard minutes for one line and a shift of video. We will show measured results beside your current figure.
Get In TouchEvery source produces an efficiency figure. They differ in how current it is and whether it explains the gap.
A common efficiency calculation is expressed as earned minutes divided by attended minutes, multiplied by 100. The numerator uses confirmed output multiplied by the agreed standard time. Define whether only accepted output qualifies. The denominator comes from the agreed attendance and availability records, not simply the sum of visible cycle durations. Set the treatment of breaks, reassignment, meetings and missing observations before comparing results. The calculation is meaningful only when both inputs describe the same work period and scope.
It is the time a trained operator should take to complete an operation at a normal pace, including allowances for rest and delays. It comes from a time study or a predetermined time system and is widely used in apparel and electronics assembly. Measured cycles show whether the value still reflects how the operation is really done, which matters when products and methods change frequently.
This version uses a denominator that excludes agreed lost time from the attendance-based denominator, rather than silently changing the definition. Examples may include an approved material wait, breakdown or meeting, depending on the plant's method. Establish those categories and their record source before calculation. Station video can support review of a visible delay, but it cannot identify all attendance or every off-camera cause. Report the attended and on-standard versions clearly so a change of denominator is not mistaken for an improvement.
For labor efficiency reporting, an efficiency variance compares standard hours allowed for actual output with actual hours, valued at the standard labor rate. Finance must define the output, hours, rates and sign convention used. Camera observations can help investigate visible cycle and method differences within that period. They do not replace payroll, attendance or accounting records. Reconcile the scopes before using station results to explain a monthly variance, and treat unseen causes or concurrent changes as unresolved until the team checks them.
The aim is to measure the process, not to rank people. Gaps between actual and standard can come from waiting, missing parts, rework or a method that differs from the standard, all of which are fixed by the line team. Results are reported by station, product and cause, and plants usually agree with operators how the data will and will not be used before go-live. Many sites share station-level results on the floor so teams can see their own improvements.
Engineered standards are built from measured or predetermined times for each element of work. Video shows whether real cycles match them after the line has settled, and flags standards that are always missed or always beaten. Engineers can then revisit the elements involved rather than adjusting the whole standard by feel, which keeps the standards credible with the people who work to them.
That measure combines defined availability, performance and quality measures. Camera-derived cycle observations may support part of the performance analysis, while availability needs agreed attendance and loss records and quality needs confirmed acceptance or rework information. Those inputs do not all follow automatically from one video stream. Set the definitions and connections with operations and quality teams, then confirm that the same period and product scope is used before combining factors into a single measure.
Send the standard minutes for the products built on the line, a full shift of station video and your current efficiency reports. Note any recent method or product changes. With that, we can align the standards, define cycle boundaries and show measured results beside the figures you use today, so the difference is clear before any decision.
Share your standards, a shift of video and your current efficiency report. We will plan operator efficiency measurement for that line and explain timing and cost. A line is usually measured within 4 weeks of kickoff.
