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AVERAGE PRODUCTION TIME [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-10-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Office Automation
DEF

The time usually taken to produce a document, such as a report or a letter. It is used as a basis for comparing the speeds of manual and automatic production methods.

CONT

The average production time for a letter being ten (10) minutes, the production time for 500 letters will be: Calculation - Manual method: Administrative level: 500 x 10 minutes: 5,000 minutes; Operational level: 500 x 1 minute 500 minutes. Calculation - Mechanized Method: Administrative level: 1 x 10 minutes: (for the first letter): 10 minutes. Savings: 4,990 minutes. Operational level: 1 x 1 minute 1 minute. Savings: 499 minutes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bureautique
CONT

Le temps moyen de production d'une lettre étant de dix minutes, le temps de production pour toutes les lettres sera : Calcul - Méthode manuelle : Niveau administratif : 500 x 10 minutes : 5 000 mn. Niveau opérationnel : 500 x 1 minute; 500 mn. Calcul - Méthode mécanisée: Niveau administratif : 1 x 10 minutes 9 pour la première lettre) : 10 mn. économie : 4 900 mn.

Spanish

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