Bi-dimensional simulation tool of elementary motions on a sewing workstation

In this paper we describe the process of designing this tool and the different steps preceding its programming. We start up with a feasibility study which is a crucial step in a project of this extent. The feasibility study includes an assessment of the current operations’ mode and existing processes and a precise description of the human, material and organizational factors surrounding the pilot workstation. This analysis enabled us to determine the problems of the factory’s Organization & Methods (O&M) department identify its needs and create the appropriate solutions. The main problems that we could identify were: the lack of a precise operation’s time measurement and prediction tool and the absence of a complete and accurate gesture analysis technique. Therefore, to resolve these problems, we set the following goals according to the SMART Model [1]: