Time Motion Study on Process of

Bale Packing

by
Imranali Shaikh
(PDPU)
 Process of Bale packing

Bale packing is done by the following stages.

Final Bale
Platting Checking Cutting Faming Packing
Packing
 Platting
First the role will be connected in the platting
machine.
After this platting machine will fold the cloth
according to the required dimension.(e.g. 65cm
for bottom & 80cm for shirting)
 Time taken at platting
Platting time
50
47.466
45

40

35

31.116
30

25 25.864 25.864 25.864 25.864 25.864 25.864 25.864 Platting Time

23.8 23.3
21.716 avg.
20 20.8

15
12.85
10

0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
 Checking
After platting the checking operation takes
place.
In this operation the inspection of platted cloth
is done by workers naked eyes.
For each batch there are two workers assigned.
In this operation if they find defect so they will
mark that defect by putting some small piece
of cloth inside the platted cloth.
 Time taken at checking
Checking time
90

80 81.366

70

63.45
60 59.248
54.854 54.854 54.854 54.854 54.854 54.854 54.854
51.816
50
45.55 Checking Time
42.966
40 avg.
39.583

30

20

10

0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
 Cutting
In this stage the cutting of platted cloth is takes
place.
After checking the cloth will cut by the cutting
master(worker) according to required
dimensions.(e.g. in 160cm,640cm,1600cm)
The dimension are provided by the customer
and instructed to cutting master(worker).
In this stage the defected part is removed.
 Time taken at cutting
Cutting time
70

60 59.716
56.366

50

43.854 43.854 43.854 43.854 43.854 43.854 43.854

43.583
40 41.05
39.7
35.5 Cutting Time

31.066 avg.
30

20

10

0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
 Faming
In this stage the cloth will be folded by worker
in a folding machine.
Worker will fold the cloth and make a bale by
using folding machine.
 Time taken at faming
90
faming time

80 80.183 79.866

70

63.7
60 61.239 61.239 61.239 61.239 61.239
61.166 61.239 61.239

55.248

50
48.733

Faming Time
40 39.783
avg.

30

20

10

0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
 Packing
Now in this stage the folded cloth(folded bale)
is packed.
In this stage the worker will put stickers
according to its specification.
After this the bale is packed in plastic bag.
 Time taken at packing
80 Packing time

71.8
70 70.166

62.248
60

53.535 53.535 53.535 53.535 53.535 53.535 53.535

50 51.183

40 41.066
39.6 38.683 Packing Time
avg.

30

20

10

0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
 Final bale packing
Now in this stage the bale is first scanned by
its barcode sticker and according to its meters
and weight the bale is packed in a carton box
and the carton box is again packed in a large
plastic bags.
This whole process is done by the help of
software (software name :- NOW).
 Time taken at final packing
Final packing time
14
13.25

12
11.733

10.85
10.583
10 10.116 10.116 10.116 10.116 10.116 10.116 10.116
9.683
9.416

Final Packing Time

6 avg.

5.3

0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
 Total time taken by the whole
process
Total time
300

277.728
268.248 263.814
255.497
250 249.464 250.814
249.464 249.464 249.464 249.464 249.464 249.464
233.581

200 196.566

150 Total time

avg.

100

50

0
RB17-005094-5 RB17-005094-6 RB17-005094-3 RB17-005094-1 RB17-004165-1 RB17-005094-4 RB17-004189-1
 Average process time

Average
Average Average Average Average Average Final Average
SR. Platting Checking Cutting Faming Packing Packing Total
No Time Time Time Time Time Time time

1 25.864 54.854 43.854 61.239 53.535 10.116 249.464

 Total time taken per meter
Per meter time
0.7

0.6

0.5

0.4

Average = 0.511802701
0.3

0.2

0.1

0
RB17-005094-5 RB17-005094-6 RB17-005094-3 RB17-005094-1 RB17-004165-1 RB17-005094-4 RB17-004189-1

Per meter time avg.

 Factors affecting the total time
Delay due to machine setting and separation.
Delay due to improper management.
Delay due to work.
Delay due to improper platting.
Delay due to power cut.
Delay due to two operation working together.
Delay due to R.T.S packing in between operation.
Factors affecting the total time
delay due to R.T.S packing in
between operation counts
7%

delay due to two operation

working together
7%
delay due to
machine setting
and separation
14%

delay due to power cut

14% delay due to improper
management
22%
delay due to improper
platting
14%

delay due to work

22%
Thank you.