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Production adjusted to takt time<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The takt time is an indicator of the customer’s purchase frequency measured in seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For instance, Heijunka considers it as a target time to which the production system must adapt in order to meet customer expectations and set the pace of production.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In order to stablish a Lean Manufacturing<\/a> Program, this is the first indicator anyone willing to improve should know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How to calculate takt time?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Companies can calculate takt time with the next formula:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Takt time = Available time \/ Demand<\/kbd><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For example:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • Working hours: 8 hours per shift<\/li>
  • Lunch time: 0.5 hours per shift<\/li>
  • Number of shifts: 1 shift daily<\/li>
  • Business days per month: 22 days per month<\/li>
  • Monthly demand: 9,730 pieces per month<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    • Available time = (8 hours \/ shift) – (0.5 hours \/ shift) = 7.5 hours \/ shift<\/li>
    • Available time = (7.5 hours \/ shift) * (60 min \/ hour) = 450 min \/ shift<\/li>
    • Available time = (450 min \/ shift) * (1 shift \/ day) * (60 sec \/ min) = 27,000 sec \/ day<\/li>
    • Daily demand = (9,730 pieces \/ month) \/ (22 days \/ month) = 422 pieces \/ day<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

      Takt time = (27,000 sec \/ day) \/ (422 pieces \/ day) = 64 sec \/ piece<\/kbd><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      In other words, a customer buys a piece every 64 seconds, in such a way that the standard time per piece must be equal to or less than 64 seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      Know your customers’ needs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      This operation is all about the speed at which you need to complete a product to match the customer demand<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      However, it is worth considering that not all customers order a single item at a time. Certainly, on an industrial scale, this situation is atypical. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      For example, people can request more or less standardized quantities to be delivered in a logistics unit that groups production units (containers or pallets). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      As a result, companies must transform the takt time into a unit called pitch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Pitch represents the production and, also, packing time of a production unit in its corresponding logistics unit:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      ((takt * pieces per pack) \/ 60 s)<\/kbd><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      In conclusion, producing the pace of takt time sounds simple, but it requires considerable effort to respond<\/strong> quickly to variations, eliminate causes of inefficiencies, and change times in downstream logistics processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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