MTM and other time measurement systems have been applied to human operators for many years. Now it is the time for robots to come under similar scrutiny. RTM uses different analysis methods to give predictions of cycle times within −2% to +3% for optimising selection and operating methods of...

Purpose – To present the application of a business model for holistic uncertainty management for twenty‐first century manufacturing enterprises. Design/methodology/approach – A questionnaire survey is carried out to UK manufacturing enterprises to collect relevant data, and analysis of...