Takt Time

Takt Time -

Takt is a German word meaning ‘beat’ or drumbeat (metronome)

This means matching the pace of production to customer demand.

Adherence to Takt will ensure customer satisfaction through 100% on-time delivery

Benefits of Takt Time

• Links production activity to actual customer demand

• The ‘Drumbeat’ of Production

• Ensures all production activity will be synchronised from 1st process to final assembly process. - ‘Flow’

• Definitions

Takt Time = The pace at which the customer requires products.

Cycle Time = The time at which a process cycles to produce products.

Lead Time = The total production time from start to finish, including inventory time between processes.

Don’t get them confused!!

Calculating the 'Takt' Drumbeat

• How to calculate T/Time

Takt time relates the customer demand to the time available.

Takt = Production Time Available / Customer Demand

Time is deducted for: Lunch and tea breaks Team briefing times TPM breaks Clean down time

One of the fundamentals upon which the Toyota Production System was built - Takt Time