SMV is the "Standard Minute Value", or rather the estimated time that a normal operation should take for the average operator.
Instead of earning a fixed rate per hour, the operator will instead be compensated for the time it would have taken an average operator to do the operations. This will promote more efficient workers as they will be able to earn more in a shorter time.
SMV in it's most base form is set on an Operation. This is the estimated time it would take for one operator to perform the given operation on one product.
There is also the possibility to override the SMV, both on the route or on the article. For example, the same operation on different articles may take different amount of time to perform.
Base SMV Calculation
In case that there are multiple products in the same carrier, the earned SMV will be multiplied with the number of products.
In case that multiple operators are logged in to the same station, all of the operators that are currently in a productive work mode set (not pause) will split the earned SMV between them.
Finally there is the possibility to compensate the user based on the duration of the chain movement on the station. This is done via System Setting: Add Chain Cycle to SMV. Normally this is a insignificant amount of the operation time, but it may become relevant in case you have a long chain and short operation times.
The Operation Time report can be used to give suggestions on how to set SMV based on the average of earlier performed operations.
Adjusted SMV
It is possible to adjust the earned SMV by setting a custom Factor on the work mode. You could for example decide to give users in training mode an extra 20% bonus to motivate them to learn a new operation, or only give 50% of the SMV if they are repairing a fault they made themselves.
The default factor for an On Standard work mode is 1, and Off Standard work mode is 0. This means that an operation performed in off standard will be counted in Base SMV, then fully deducted in the adjusted smv.
SMV deductions from faulty operations will also contribute to the adjusted smv. The adjustment in this case will be the negative of the previously earned operation smv.
Final SMV
The final SMV is the sum of Base + Adjusted. Meaning that off-standard operations with factor 0 will not count toward the final smv.
Faults registered with a deduct fault code will contribute a negative SMV equal to the original operation.
Examples
Example 1
Operation SMV = 10
Operator 1 is the only logged in operator on the station, performing the operation on a single product.
Operator 1 Base SMV +10 (10)
Operator 1 Final SMV: 10
The carrier reaches the next operation, a fault on the first operation is discovered and registered with a deduct code by Operator 2.
Operator 1 Base SMV ±0 (10)
Operator 1 Adjusted SMV -10 (-10)
Operator 1 Final SMV: 0
The carrier now goes back to Operator 1, who performs a repair
Operator 1 Base SMV +10 (20)
Operator 1 Adjusted SMV ±0 (-10)
Operator 1 Final SMV: 10
Example 2
Operation SMV = 10
Two operators, Operator 1 and Operator 2, are logged in on the same station, both performing the same operation.
Operator 1 Base SMV +5
Operator 1 Adjusted SMV ±0
Operator 1 Final SMV: 5
Operator 2 Base SMV +5
Operator 2 Adjusted SMV ±0
Operator 2 Final SMV: 5
Example 3
Operation SMV = 10
Operator 1 is the only logged in operator on the station, however, the carrier has 2 products in it.
Operator 1 Base SMV +20
Operator 1 Adjusted SMV ±0
Operator 1 Final SMV: 20
Example 4
Operation SMV = 10
The operator is the only logged in operator, performing the operation on a single product. The operator goes to an off standard mode, such as Training, before completing the operation.
Operator 1 Base SMV +10
Operator 1 Adjusted SMV -10
Operator 1 Final SMV: 0