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Worker output and piece-rate calculator

Enter the standard time of a piece or an operation and the working hours to see expected daily output, a fair piece rate, and the efficiency your workers actually reach.

The example figures are for illustration only, not market averages.

1. Standard time
min

The minutes a trained worker takes at a normal pace, including rest allowance. For one operation (such as setting a sleeve) enter its time alone; for a whole line, the time of the complete piece.

2. Shift and workers
h

Without the lunch break or any known stoppage.

workers

Those doing this operation, or the whole line if the time is for the complete piece. Leave empty for one worker.

%

How much of the standard time a worker actually achieves. Try a few figures and compare.

3. Wage
days
4. Actual output (optional)
pieces

How the calculator works

  • Output per worker per day: working minutes × efficiency ÷ standard time.
  • Output of all workers: workers × working minutes × efficiency ÷ standard time.
  • Piece rate: daily wage ÷ output per worker per day, where the daily wage is the monthly wage ÷ working days.
  • Actual efficiency: pieces produced × standard time ÷ working minutes.

Finding the standard time

  • Time study: time a trained worker at a normal pace over several pieces, take the average, then add an allowance for rest, fatigue and small stoppages.
  • Operation by operation: the time of a complete piece is the sum of its operations.
  • Revisit it when the style changes: a style with extra pockets or embroidery has a different standard time.

Common mistakes

  • Setting the piece rate at 100% efficiency: most workers will not reach it, so they earn less than the target. Set it at the efficiency your workers actually achieve.
  • Counting the whole shift: if work stops while waiting for work or during power cuts, count the real working minutes, not the shift.

The calculator estimates output; measuring it happens on the floor. In Production Manager, workers confirm receipt and hand over to the next stage with one tap, so every piece gets an entry and exit time at each stage, and you can see the stage that slows the line.

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Questions

What does SAM mean?

Standard Allowed Minutes: the minutes a trained worker needs to make the piece or operation at a normal pace, including rest allowance.

Is 100% efficiency possible?

It means working at standard pace for every working minute without a stop. That is why a piece rate is better set at the efficiency your workers actually reach, not at 100%.

Do I calculate for one operation or the whole piece?

Either. For one operation, enter its time and the number doing it; for a whole line, enter the complete piece’s time and every worker on the line.

Do you store the figures I enter?

No. The calculation runs in your browser and the figures are not sent to us. To come back to them, use "Copy link to this calculation".

Want this in a spreadsheet you can keep? Download the free Excel template (in Arabic).

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