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

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

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