The Reinvention of Time Blocks

Paper in proceeding, 2024

To estimate a time for future production activities is complex and requires specialist knowledge if the result needs to be accurate. The Parametric Time Block (PTB) concept is proposed as a solution to efficiently and accurately determine time for assembly activities in early development phases. As a part of a design science approach is the concept tested at two case companies. The result of the application is very promising with a dramatic efficiency increase for determining time of a forthcoming product. Several insights regarding both the structuring of PTBs and the design process have been drawn from the cases.