Wire Harness, Cable & Electromechanical Assembly worked example

Crimp Labor Load at 7.2% setup, handling, and delay allowance: a worked example

This worked example runs the crimp labor load numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 7.2% setup, handling, and delay allowance instead of the typical 10%. Estimate crimp labor load for wire harness, cable and electromechanical assembly using production-ready inputs so teams can plan labor hours, schedule the work, or check whether the job fits the available shift time.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Crimps to complete: 120 units (held at the documented default)
  • Crimp rate per operator: 12 units / min (held at the documented default)
  • Setup, handling, and delay allowance: 7.2 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 10)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Base crimp labor load time = crimp labor load workload รท crimp labor load completion rate.
  • Required crimp labor load time works out to 10.72 hr at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Base crimp labor load time works out to 10 hr at these inputs.
  • Crimp labor load allowance applied works out to 7.2 % at these inputs.
  • Crimp labor load completion rate works out to 12 pieces / min at these inputs.

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 2.55% below the baseline at 10.72 hr.
  • Use it when loading a crimp station, staffing terminations, or costing the crimp operation apart from the rest of the build. A result at this level usually justifies acting on the stressed input before touching anything else, because every other figure in the table is downstream of it.

Results at a glance

  • Required crimp labor load time: 10.72 hr (headline result)
  • Base crimp labor load time: 10 hr
  • Crimp labor load allowance applied: 7.2 %
  • Crimp labor load completion rate: 12 pieces / min

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Crimp Labor Load calculator, set setup, handling, and delay allowance to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.