Saga Plus

Work measurement software ideal for
Time Studies, LEAN manufacturing,
Work Sampling, Self Work Sampling

Many organizations aren't sure how much time studies can improve their operations, and therefore profit. And, some of those who do recognize how critical the studies are perform them the "old way" with a stopwatch and notepad.

Our proven lean manufacturing software replaces the lengthy process of using stopwatches and notepads, eliminating the tedious task of data entry, making time studies and work sampling easier and more efficient. These valuable studies are reduced in duration from weeks and months to a matter of days, allowing the company to implement changes and solutions much faster.

Saving you Time & Money
Collecting data on a handheld computer with the UmtPlus is up to 85% faster than using a stopwatch. Furthermore, by eliminating the step of manual data entry, you minimize the risk of potential error.

Create Your Study, Your Way
Whether it is self sampling or more traditional work measurement studies, Saga Plus is developed to be a flexible program that allows you to easily customize each study to suit your needs.

Find Your Solutions Faster
Doing work measurement studies with Saga Plus grants you instant access to reports that will help you to quickly determine where and how to implement your solutions.

How it works

Saga Plus includes 3 comprehensive software modules:

UMT Manager

UmtAudit Manager is designed to allow you to easily create, edit and manage your audit at the comfort of your PC. Once you have completed your configuration, in a simple click you can transfer the study to any number of PDAs and you will be ready to start your assessment.

The UMT Manager Program has a wealth of features and benefits that help you to perform a more accurate study with greater ease.

UmtPlus (PDA)

Collect data simply by clicking on the applicable element on your PDA

UmtPlus is designed to facilitate and optimize your data capture process. Once you have completed your study, simply transfer the data back to your PC and you are ready to start your analysis.

Want to know how the study is going? On your PDA you can review your statistics in real time.

Not only are PDAs easier to use than stopwatches, you can also quickly demonstrate that you are aiming to reduce the non-value added activities to improve efficiency... it is not as intimidating as the stopwatch system.

With UmtPlus on your PDA, you benefit from these features:

• Times are recorded to 1/100th of a second
• You can view and edit all observations at any time while on the floor
• You can use multiple PDAs to collect data
• Enter up to eight descriptive headers for each study
• Add speed ratings to your observations
• Add numeric codes automatically or manually as you go
• Add comments to your observations manually or automatically
• View the designated amount of observations needed to respect statistical parameters
• And so much more...

StatUMT

This sophisticated statistical program is the perfect tool to analyze your data.

Spreadsheets are great, but limited... With the amazing StatUMT program, you can combine files with a simple click and analyze more than a million observations at a time.

• Instantly view reports and graphs
• Easily transfer data to MS Excel or MS Access with a simple click.
• Ability to combine compatible studies
• Easy to edit a study at any time
• Exclude data from your analysis - reports are automatically recalculated
• StatUmt will test all studies for you, according to your criteria
• Charts and reports can be presented and printed by duration or occurrence
• And so much more...

This statistical program offers a wealth of features that help you to analyze your data and share your results.