What is Bundle Allowance? How to Calculate Bundle Allowance?

For the calculation of SAM with the help of Time Study, basically major three types of allowance time are added. These allowances are-

1. Machine Allowance

2. Bundle Allowance

3. Personal Allowance

I already discuss Machine and Personal allowance. In this article, I will discuss Bundle Allowance.

What is a Bundle Allowance?

Sewing input supervisor make the bundle of different garment pieces in the input section. Generally, bundle size is 15-20 pieces. For the special type of garments bundle size maybe 5-10 pieces. After getting the bundle, sewing operator need to untie (open) the bundle first and after performing the task also need to tie (close) the bundle. The operator also draw the bundle from back or side as well as he can push the bundle for the next operator. So every time hast to manage bundle by -

✔ Opening

✔ Closing

✔ Arranging and

✔ Moving

For all of above activities operators spend a certain time. It can be a fraction of minute for one bundle but it is a big-time if we consider the entire day.

The time required to manage bundle is called Bundle Allowance Time or Bundle Allowance.

How to Calculate Bundle Allowance?

When we calculate SAM, bundle allowance are added as single pieces. If total bundle allowance time is divide by the number of pieces in the bundle, bundle allowance of single pieces will be determined. If bundle size increases, bundle allowance time will decrease and vice versa.

Say for Example, In a garment bundle there is total 20 pieces. Bundle management time (opening, closing, arranging, moving) time is 23 second. What is the Bundle Allowance for 1 pieces?

Solution:

Here, Bundle management time = 23 second.

Bundle Size = 20 pieces

So, Bundle Allowance/Pieces = 23/20 = 1.15 second.