Workflow Redesign
Adjust processes based on what the study reveals
Manufacturing Efficiency
What is
Time & Motion Study?
What is
Time & Motion Study?
A Time & Motion Study is a way of looking closely at how work actually gets done - breaking tasks into individual steps, timing them, and identifying where time and effort are being lost. The goal is to improve output, make better use of your workforce, and reduce unnecessary costs. It's widely used in manufacturing and other operations-heavy businesses to set clear benchmarks and track performance over time.
Implementation
Implementation of Time and Motion Study
Team Training
Prepare your people to work with the updated process
Tool Support
Introduce automation or IoT tools where they genuinely help
Progress Tracking
Set new benchmarks to measure performance going forward
Regular Review
Revisit and adjust as conditions change
Applications
Applications of Time and Motion Study
Across teams to avoid bottlenecks
- Improve how effectively your workforce is used
- Improve flow on assembly lines
- Increase output without compromising quality
- Reduce changeover and transition time
- Estimate time and effort accurately for future planning
- Build fairer, more sustainable workloads
- Right-size your workforce and allocation
- Design wage structures based on real effort
- Cut costs by removing waste and repeated effort
- Balance work
- 60%
- Increase in Workforce Productivity
- 3X
- Faster Identification of Bottlenecks
- 45%
- Lower Operational Costs
- 99%
- Accuracy in Motion Pattern Analysis
Download Time & Motion Study Use Cases
See how Time & Motion Studies have been applied across manufacturing operations, real scenarios, real applications.
Study
How to Prepare for a Time and Motion Study
- Step 1
Set Clear Objectives
Decide what you want to improve: output, efficiency, or cost
- Step 2
Build the Right Team
Involve people who understand the process and can lead the analysis
- Step 3
Choose Focus Areas
Identify where inefficiency is most visible
- Step 4
Collect Baseline Data
Record what's happening today, before making changes
- Step 5
Keep Team Informed
Communicate early so people understand and support the process
Why QeMFG
Why QeMFG for Time and Motion Studies?
Time & Motion Studies for QeMFG clients are delivered through our group's dedicated specialists at Qematic, who focus on this work full-time. You get direct access to a team with deep, hands-on experience in operational analysis - combined with QeMFG's understanding of your manufacturing setup and existing systems.
Pinpoint Inefficiencies
Find where time and effort are actually being lost
Recommendations
Get specific, data-backed steps forward, not generic advice
Right-Sized Planning
Get the right mix of people, tools, and timing for your operation
Lasting Results
Ongoing tracking to sustain improvements.