Wire Harness, Cable & Electromechanical Assembly worked example

Crimp Labor Load at 12% setup, handling, and delay allowance: a worked example

What does the result look like when setup, handling, and delay allowance reaches 12%? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. Use it when crimp labor load in wire harness, cable and electromechanical assembly is changing rate or allowance and you want to see the impact.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Crimps to complete: 120 units (unchanged)
  • Crimp rate per operator: 12 units / min (unchanged)
  • Setup, handling, and delay allowance: 12 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 10)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Base crimp labor load time = crimp labor load workload รท crimp labor load completion rate) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 11.2 hr for required crimp labor load time, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 10 hr for base crimp labor load time.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 12 % for crimp labor load allowance applied.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 12 pieces / min for crimp labor load completion rate.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where setup, handling, and delay allowance sits at 10% and the headline result is 11 hr, this scenario comes in 1.82% above the baseline at 11.2 hr.
  • A figure at this level is achievable when setup, handling, and delay allowance is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. One average rate blends fast repeat crimps with slow applicator changeovers; split by applicator or gauge when the mix is wide.

Results at a glance

  • Required crimp labor load time: 11.2 hr (headline result)
  • Base crimp labor load time: 10 hr
  • Crimp labor load allowance applied: 12 %
  • Crimp labor load completion rate: 12 pieces / min

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Crimp Labor Load calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.