Your Labor Costs
Are a Guess.
We Fix That.
Industrial Engineers digitize your time studies, build engineered labor standards, and connect them to your ERP — so your cost models reflect what actually happens on your floor, and AI predicts where variance will appear before it hits your P&L.
Engineered standards. Real costs. Zero guesswork.
What We Deliver
FROM PAPER STOPWATCH
TO LIVING SYSTEM.
Most operations run on standards that were set 10 years ago, never updated, and stored in a spreadsheet nobody can find. We replace that with a structured, integrated, maintainable system built on current observations.
Time Studies
We observe, measure, and digitize every task on your floor. Paper stopwatch studies replaced with structured digital capture — every element, every operator, every condition.
Labor Standards
Engineered standards built from real observations — not industry averages, not guesses. Your operation, your conditions, your standard.
Cost Modeling
Direct labor cost per unit, per SKU, per line — connected to your actual standards so cost models update when standards change.
SOP Documentation
Every standard tied to a documented procedure. Workers know the expected method. Supervisors know the expected time. Finance knows the expected cost.
Variance Analysis
Actual vs. standard variance tracked automatically. When a line runs 20% over standard, you know before the shift ends — not at month-end close.
Reporting & Integration
Standards pushed into your ERP, WMS, or labor management system. No manual re-entry. No spreadsheet maintenance. One source of truth.
Problems We Solve
IF ANY OF THESE SOUND FAMILIAR,
YOU NEED THIS.
Your labor costs are a mystery
Engineered standards give you a cost per unit that finance and operations agree on — built from real data, not allocation formulas.
Your ERP has made-up standard hours
We replace legacy standards with current-state observations. Your ERP reflects what actually happens on your floor today.
Supervisors can't tell if a line is performing
Standards give supervisors a benchmark. A line running at 85% efficiency is visible in real time — not discovered in a monthly report.
Your quoting is based on gut feel
Cost models built on engineered standards let you quote with confidence. Know your floor cost before you accept the order.
New products have no standard
We build standards for new SKUs before they hit the floor — using methods analysis and synthetic data when observation isn't possible.
The Process
HOW WE BUILD
YOUR STANDARDS.
Process Observation
We walk your floor and observe every task. Element-level time capture using structured IE methodology — not a stopwatch and a clipboard.
Standard Development
Raw observations converted to engineered standards using allowance factors, pace rating, and methods analysis. Every standard is defensible.
Cost Model Build
Standards connected to your wage rates, overhead structure, and volume assumptions. Direct labor cost per unit, per line, per shift.
System Integration
Standards pushed into your ERP or labor management system. We handle the data mapping — you don't need an IT project.
Training & Handoff
Your IE team or supervisors trained on how to maintain and update standards. You own the system after we leave.
Pricing
WHAT IT COSTS.
WHAT YOU GET.
Standards Engagement
Starting engagement — scoped to your operation
- Full time study observation
- Engineered labor standards
- Cost model build
- ERP/WMS integration
- Documentation & training
- Variance reporting setup
AI-Enhanced Add-On
Ongoing variance monitoring & prediction
- Real-time actual vs. standard tracking
- AI-predicted variance alerts
- Monthly standards review
- New SKU standard development
- Dashboard access for supervisors
Ready to Start
KNOW YOUR FLOOR COST
BEFORE YOU ACCEPT THE ORDER.
An Industrial Engineer reviews your current standards situation and delivers a scoped proposal — what we'd observe, what we'd build, and what it would cost.