The document discusses production systems and methods for calculating standard times. It introduces key concepts like production systems, Just-in-Time (JIT), seven types of waste, 5S, bills of material (BOM), operation process charts (OPC) and standard time. Standard time can be calculated directly using a stopwatch or indirectly using standard time data tables, curves or formulas based on historical direct measurements. Direct calculation involves uniformity and sufficiency tests while indirect uses motion time data from developed tables.