Operator Balance Chart
Industrial Engineering
Operator Balance Chart (OBC)
Operator Balance Chart
Visual comparison of operator work content against takt time, closely related to a Yamazumi chart.
Examples
- 01The operator balance chart shows four operators at 52, 58, 41 and 59 seconds against a takt time of 60 seconds.
- 02The team uses the operator balance chart to move work from operators 2 and 4 to operator 3 without exceeding takt.
- 03After rebalancing, the operator balance chart shows all four operators between 54 and 57 seconds, with less waiting.