Build Time Assessment

To assess a Build Time of a machine, product, or system - one needs to sum of several steps. This assumes that product design, BOM, and production engineering is already documented. To assess build time, one needs to be able to document:

• Number of people doing the build
• Number of machines/products being built
• Condition of satisfaction for a complete build

• Build
• Testing
• Calibrating

• Time that it takes to source all materials

• ordering
• shipping
• pickup
• receiving
• legalities
• financial overhead
• other

• Time it takes to prepare:

• Workshop space preparation
• Tool preparation or securing tools
• Unpacking tools and materials
• Distributing tools and materials to work stations

• Time it takes to build:

• Cut list: precutting to length, drilling etc.
• Parts manufacturing - milling, cutting, welding, etc.
• Assembly - Module 1
• Assembly - Module 2
• ... Module n
• Module quality control/testing/calibration - module 1-n
• Final assembly

• Time it takes to finish:

• Final cleanup, buffing, painting, grinding
• Final quality control
• Final Testing
• Final Calibration
• Cleanup