LeanSuite's AI time study replaces the stopwatch: film the process, and the AI times every element, splits value-added work from waste and links each figure to the video frame it came from. You review, correct and certify the study.
10x
faster studies: what took a senior IE 2 weeks now takes an afternoon
90%
of the stopwatch-study effort eliminated by letting AI watch the video
4 hours
per single upload; longer studies stitch segments together
1080p
smartphone footage is all you need; no camera crew
What it is
A time and motion study times each element of a task and records how the work is done, so you can separate value-added work from waste, set a standard and balance the line against takt.
How it works
Record the process, upload it and get the study back, linked to the frames it came from.
Record the process on a phone, tablet or fixed camera. No special hardware required.
Drop the video into LeanSuite, pick the time and motion study and tag the workstation or line.
The AI detects each operator and splits their time into value-added, semi-value-added and non-value-added on a timeline synced to the video.
Correct anything the AI got wrong, certify the study as the reference for later ones and turn findings into Kaizens in one click.
What you get
Everything a stopwatch study produces, plus the video behind each number.
Each element's time with its statistical variance, on a timeline synced to the video.
Every operator's time split into value-added, semi-value-added and non-value-added, with waste categories (TIMWOODS) detected automatically.
Operator time and machine time separated, so you see who is waiting on what.
Certify a checked study and it becomes the reference for later studies of the same process.
Compare two or more studies by operator or for the whole process.
Turn a finding into a Kaizen in one click, and go on to line balancing from the same footage.
Manual vs. video
A stopwatch study means timing every element and building charts by hand. LeanSuite eliminates 90% of that effort by letting AI watch the video.
One element at a time
An observer times each element by hand, then builds the charts in a spreadsheet.
Observer bias
Operators work differently when watched, numbers get rounded and micro-stops are missed.
No record
Once the study is written up, there is nothing to check a figure against.
Every element from one video
The AI splits each operator's time on a timeline synced to the footage.
Zero observer bias
The AI measures every cycle the same way: no Hawthorne effect, no rounded numbers, no missed micro-stops.
Permanent visual record
Every output links back to its source frame, and six studies run on the same footage with no re-shoots.
FAQs
A time and motion study measures how long each element of a task takes and how the work is done, to separate value-added work from waste and set a standard. It is the basis for line balancing, standard work and takt comparisons.
Record the process on a phone, upload the video and choose the operators to track. The AI builds the timeline, splits each operator's time into value-added, semi-value-added and non-value-added, and you review, correct and certify the study.
The AI gets you most of the way and you review and correct it. Each certified study becomes the reference for later studies of the same process, so they get more accurate.
Standard 1080p smartphone footage works; no camera crew or special hardware is needed. Single uploads can be up to 4 hours, and longer studies can be stitched from several segments inside LeanSuite.
Yes. Compare two or more studies by operator or for the whole process, and compare saved line-balancing scenarios by the minutes and cost they save.
Yes. Six studies run on the same footage with no re-shoots: the time study feeds a Yamazumi chart against takt, and you can drag tasks between operators and save scenarios.
Footage is encrypted in transit and at rest, processed in your dedicated tenant and never used to train external models. You control retention and deletion.
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Bring one video of your line and see the time and motion study, Yamazumi chart and findings it produces, or run a 90-day pilot on your own lines.
