Lean Consulting Tips - Takt Time
Posted on Tue, Jun 29, 2010
A recent Operational Excellence Insight on the topic of Four Dreaded Words... "but we are unique" raised some interesting comments from readers. Several people wrote with questions about their particular business or products and the difficulties in applying established Lean tools.
Predictably, the discussions eventually turned to determining Takt time. Since Takt time is a fundamental factor in many of the formulas and tools used in applying Lean this was not a surprise
As a quick review, Takt time is the customer demand expressed in a time target. As a result, it becomes the "rhythm" of a Lean line. In a perfect Lean line, every operation (labor or machine) would take place in exactly one Takt time. Regardless of the number of operations, one finished product would be completed each and every Takt time. Unfortunately, the real world seldom cooperates
- Some operations stubbornly remain batch
- Variation exists in the ability of different people to do the same task...
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