How OTRS Supports
to Overcome Your Challenges

Do any of these situations seem familiar at your workplace?

• Common Challenge 1

  

  How can we optimize​
  the productivity at our
  workplace?

  We want to increase the efficiency and
  productivity at our workplace but
  we’re not sure where to begin.

• Common Challenge 2

  

  How can we achieve​
  efficiency from analyzing
  our work patterns?​

  We do time study though the measuring
  method depends on workers. Consuming
  lots of time, the collected data is fluctuated
  and does not produce a desired effect.

• Common Challenge 3

  

  How can we pass on skills
  and train our workers to
  become multi-skilled?

  Passing on useful skills to workers,
  training newcomers and workers
  from overseas, and creating multi-skilled
  workers in an efficient manner is
  much more difficult than we thought.

• Common Challenge 1

  How can we optimize the
  productivity at our workplace?

  We want to increase the efficiency and productivity at our workplace but we're not sure where to begin.

  

  

  Comparative analysis helps you eliminate waste
  and learn effective strategies

  Through comparison of videos from your current workplace with videos that have been analyzed previously or have been taken of experienced workers, it becomes easier to identify and remove impractical, unimportant and irregular work patterns. It also becomes easier to visually share these differences without the need for confusing documents or explanations.

  

• Common Challenge 2

  How can we achieve efficiency
  from analyzing our work
  patterns?​

  We do time study though the measuring
  method depends on workers. Consuming
  lots of time, the collected data is fluctuated
  and does not produce a desired effect.

  

  

  Simple video capturing allow easy access for your workers to achieve the best possible efficiency

  Videos in OTRS can be easily shared and viewed by workers so they can discover where impractical, unimportant and irregular work patterns occur. With access to examples of ideal work patterns and the ability to see how different work patterns affect time management, OTRS can lead to a substantial difference in worker productivity.

  

• Common Challenge 3

  How can we pass on skills and
  train our workers to become
  multi-skilled?

  Passing on useful skills to workers, training newcomers and workers from overseas, and creating multi-skilled workers in an efficient manner is much more difficult than we thought.

  

  

  Create video manuals to visually communicate skills and techniques

  Using the results from your work analysis, it is a simple process to turn this data into an operations manual with videos or step-by-step procedures. It is particularly useful in showing minute details that cannot be conveyed simply through words or photographs. With the option to also include narration over videos, it is a smooth process to even share this information at overseas workshops or for training foreigners.

  

OTRS Effectiveness through Numbers

• 

  Case Study:
  Automotive Manufacturer

  “We previously measured all our work with a stopwatch but we would have to repeat the process many times to work out a correct measurement to analyze. With OTRS and its easy-to-use interface*, we can speed-up footage and also look at it frame-by-frame, making analysis of videos from our workplace a simple and speedy process.“

  *The OTRS10 interface is a registered design.

• 

  Case Study:
  Construction Materials
  Manufacturer

  “Using OTRS and its ability to create simulations of our work processes from videos*, we were able to find ways to improve our work patterns to complete tasks more smoothly and without creating bottlenecks. Through use of the simulation tool that allows us to see how we can rearrange our operations, we even managed to find a new way to approach how we completed tasks. This drastically increasing the amount of work we could complete in one day.”

  *OTRS10 is capable of creating simulations linked with video analysis.

• 

  Case Study:
  Electronics Manufacturer

  “We have mainly conducted OJT*(1) with our staff before they begin working at the assembly line, but with OTRS to help train our staff, we can now record and analyze new workers’ actions and use these videos to directly compare our new workers with our experienced workers*(2). It has drastically reduced the amount of time needed to effectively train staff.”

  *(1) OJT refers to 'on-the-job training' where employees receive education and training through completing work at their actual job site.
  *(2) OTRS10 has a rating function that can simulate changes made when playing back videos.

Case Studies from our Customers

The Top 5 Reasons
to Choose OTRS

• 

  Over 10,000 users
  in more than 31 countries

  OTRS has a large number of customers
  worldwide in various industries especially in
  manufacturing and construction.

• 

  Simple and intuitive
  interface

  Our video analysis tools are easy to
  understand and can be used by anyone
  through the intuitive user interface.

• 

  Feature-rich solution for
  various challenges

  Have easy access to a variety of features
  to support your Kaizen, available at
  the click of a button.

• 

  Maintenance and support

  Free support provided for the initial year
  including help desk and maintenance support
  site exclusively for OTRS customers

• 

  Multilingual support

  Japanese, English, and Chinese are included as
  standard with other languages able to be
  quickly registered.

OTRS Functions You Should Know

• Video Analysis and Playback

  

  Analyze the operation simply
  at the click of the button

  With a user interface specifically designed for video analysis, closely analyze detailed motions by simply using your mouse. Cycle analysis is also available to make it easier than ever to discover any variations that appear in your work.

  *The analysis screen interface is a registered design.

• Comparative Playback

  

  Eliminate waste
  by comparing two videos

  Through comparison of two videos such a video that has been properly analyzed with a video from your current workplace, watch both and easily verify and correct any issues. Along with general playback features, OTRS also allows for reverse playback, frame-by-frame playback and more to help eliminate patterns that are not efficient or are problematic.

• Rearrangement

  

  Freely rearrange elements
  and explore the best procedure

  It is possible to freely rearrange sections of videos beyond their cycles into up to 5 different types of analytical data. It is even possible to export a single video file to use as analytical data after you have rearranged the parts of a video to your liking. This also makes it possible to select the cycles within a video that exhibit a less favorable performance in comparison with a cycle exhibiting an ideal performance.

• Work Composition

  

  Simply combine analysis results
  and output composed reports

  Put to use the results from your analyzed videos to create highly effective work composition simulations. With the rating function, you can easily allow your experienced workers to rate the performance of other members to create a workplace where all workers will produce time-efficient, effective results. It is also possible to create a table to display the results of the simulation based on different combinations.

• Customizable Reports

  

  Easily output results
  in your customized report

  Use the contents that has been analyzed through OTRS to create an Excel® document in the layout of your choice. This can be used to create documents to improve work standards or to create manuals and guides for workers to follow. Take a step towards better quality control and the 5S method.

• Video Manuals

  

  One click to create video manual
  from the analysis results

  Analysis results can be shared as a video manual through PowerPoint®. Narrations can also be added, creating content that is more effective and efficient in explaining processes to new workers or foreigner workers. It is also the perfect tool to successfully share skills and create multi-skilled workers.

*PowerPoint is a registered trademark of the Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.

OTRS Implementation Flow

OTRS leverages Industrial Engineering to support your company optimize work processes on site.

• Video shooting
• Element breakdown
• Motion analysis / Waste elimination
• Creation of standardized work
• Training of standardized work
• Effect measurement