Using the MTM calculator to determine the time norms for technological operations

Abstract Successful business and production in the clothing sector are based on JIT (Just in Time), QR (Quick Response), and TTM (Time to Market) strategies, in which the production process is organized as part of a team using the time-accuracy-quality model, with the main goal of reducing time (faster), increasing quality (better), and lowering costs (more valuable). The work in the technological process of sewing is determined by the kind and character of the workpiece, the type of sewing machine, the design of the workplace, and the work method. By applying the basic motions of the MTM-1 system, elaborated standard sets of hand suboperations and the RAV and ZAK method for determining machine-hand sewing times, it is possible to determine the time of technological operation. The MTM calculator tool was intended to make it simpler to identify work methods and time norms based on the MTM system. It calculates the production time for a technical sewing process