Frequently Asked Questions

Ed Eisbrenner is a Certified MODAPTS® Instructor. He has utilized the MODAPTS® system for over thirty years. Since becoming an instructor, Ed has traveled the world training engineers in the basics of work measurement. He has taught the Basic MODAPTS® Practitioner Certification course to over 1,000 students both online and in person. View the video About Ed Eisbrenner

In 2016, Ed Eisbrenner was awarded the G.C. Heyde for the worldwide proliferation of the MODAPTS® work measurement system. This prestigious award exemplifies Ed’s commitment to setting reliable work standards.

Ed is also the MODAPTS® Instructor for the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) and past president of the Work Measurement Division.

Yes! The Eisbrenner Productivity Group offers follow-up support for people who wish to learn more about implementing the work measurement skills they have learned in the MODAPTS® class for assembly line balancing and setting fair and reliable work standards.

MODAPTS® utilizes MODS to explain how long it takes an operator to complete a task. MODAPTS® is an acronym for MODular Arrangement of Ppredetermined Ttime Standards.

MODAPTS® is a tool used to determine assembly workstation cycle time based on an operator’s elemental body part movements. This eliminates the need for a stopwatch. To help students better understand this concept, Ed Eisbrenner created a jacket to visually demonstrate how the MODs relate to body part movements.

Your organization will learn how to measure operator utilization and improve productivity and ergonomics by identifying wasted motions in assembly processes. MODAPTS® is simple to learn and easy to use.

Yes. We have several resources available for you to review how MODAPTS® is part of the lean puzzle in identifying waste in assembly processes. As the fastest-growing predetermined time system in the world today, MODAPTS® is relatively unknown as a LEAN tool.

In the field of work measurement, the word accuracy has little meaning. Substituting the word “reliability” for “accuracy” makes far better sense. Then, an expression can be made as to how reliably the production standards develop using MODAPTS® express an organization’s concept of a “fair day’s work.”

Consistency is a measure of dispersion; the amount of variation in the standard is developed by a number of different analysts. MODAPTS® has been found to provide the greatest consistency of all systems. This is because of the simplicity of the data.
MODAPTS® has been proven to be quite reliable and consistent with the typical assembly process and workplace.

Upon successful completion of the test, the MODAPTS® Association awards a certificate of proficiency in the MODAPTS® Work Measurement System.

When you order the online course, you will receive the MODAPTS® Manual, Workbook, and training supplies.

Yes. Eisbrenner Productivity Group offers on-site and occasionally hosts off-site training in selected cities around the world. When you select on-site training, Ed Eisbrenner will come to your facility and train your team. For off-site training, visit the EVENTS page to see if Ed is coming to an area near you. If you are a professional event coordinator and would like Ed to present an overview of the MODAPTS® system, please contact him directly here.

Eisbrenner Productivity Group also offers virtual classes, which differ from the on-demand online course. The virtual classes are similar to an on-site experience without the associated travel accommodations. To learn more, please click here.

Ed Eisbrenner teaches the Basic MODAPTS® Course in English. However, the MODAPTS® Manuals are currently available in Spanish. For more information about the availability in other languages, contact Ed directly.

An online Spanish class will be available soon. Watch our website and follow Eisbrenner Productivity Group on social media for availability.