Time study or production standards

[Norm9]

Hi all,
I am new to the forum.
Does anyone have a time study or production standards for all the departments, steps or tasks associated with producing fixed restorations?
I have done a search but cannot find what I am looking for.

Thanks for any help you can provide

 

[sidesh0wb0b]

Hi all,
I am new to the forum.
Does anyone have a time study or production standards for all the departments, steps or tasks associated with producing fixed restorations?
I have done a search but cannot find what I am looking for.

Thanks for any help you can provide

hey Norm, welcome.
these time studies will vary per lab. while our end results are similar, our techniques vary greatly. i would suggest doing your own time studies, jotting each step down with a full description and time it takes, then tweak each to make them more efficient. sounds like you want to head down the road of Lean Manufacturing.
google that and you might find some general tools to help you

 

[Norm9]

Thanks for the response. What I am looking for is an average time for each step to use as a baseline to compare my figures to. I think at one time Mark Jackson had some of these figures? If anyone has any numbers they are willing to share I would appreciate it.

 

[doug]

PM Mark on Facebook. He'll probably send you way more info than you'll need for a long time. He's been very generous.

 

[sidesh0wb0b]

Thanks for the response. What I am looking for is an average time for each step to use as a baseline to compare my figures to. I think at one time Mark Jackson had some of these figures? If anyone has any numbers they are willing to share I would appreciate it.

i am guessing Mark has these figures because of implementing Lean in the laboratory
keep us posted on what you come up with. i know what my personal times are for most steps, but not averages for labs

 

[Norm9]

I would like to contact Mark but I am not on facebook. Is there another way to PM him? Care to share your times, that would be a start?

 

[CatamountRob]

This is the web address for Marks lab, I'd find an e-mail address there and try that. He hasn't logged in here since early April.

Precision Ceramic Dental Laboratory, Montclair, CA 91763

 

[2thm8kr]

Rumor has it that Mark sold the lab, bought an old VW bus, and got
a gig as a roadie for the Beach Boys summer tour.