Time standards are one analysis tool that is used by many different departments within an organization: time and motion studies for manufacturing engineering, capacity planning by operations, labor cost projections for marketing, labor variances for finance, and compensation budgeting by human resources.
Select one of IndustryWeek's 2013 Best Plants finalists and analyze how time standards are used at that particular location:
Baxter Healthcare Corp., in Cleveland, Mississippi.
CXT Concrete Buildings, in Spokane, Washington.
Flextronics, in Milpitas, California.
General Cable, the Jackson, Tennessee Plant.
H.C. Starck Inc., in Newton, Massachusetts.
Harley-Davidson Motor Co, York Vehicle Operations, in York, Pennsylvania.
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