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  The Standard Work Combination of machine and operator times tries to meet the throughput requirements of the line with the available machines and operators. Download this Excel file Standard-Work-Combination-Table.xlsx from OneDrive  In this example 4 autonomous machines are handled by one operator who is performing the following operations on each machine in sequence: Unload finished part from the machine Load the new part Start the machine Take the removed part to the next machine The following table contains the operator times to perform these operations as well as the machine times involved: The manual times include the loading and unloading of the parts in the machine therefore these times are included in the machine times. Walk times involve the operator but not the machines. Each start time is calculated from the previous start time plus manual and walk times. The quality control operation is performed by the operator and no machine is involved. If we want to maximize the thr