Takt Time & Line Balancing.
The pace your line must produce to meet customer demand. Calculate Takt time, total cycle time, line efficiency, and required workstations to balance the line.
Total shift time minus breaks, lunch, and 5S
Required output rate from customer schedule
Sum of all manual + machine task times to make 1 unit
Cycle time of the slowest workstation (bottleneck)
How many stations on the line today
TAKT TIME
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seconds per unit — pace of customer demand
Bottleneck vs Takt
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Required stations (theoretical)
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Line efficiency
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Balance loss
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Max throughput / shift
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Cycle time per station
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Takt Time = Available Time / Demand
Required Stations = Total Work Content / Takt
Line Efficiency = Total Work Content / (Stations × Bottleneck CT)
Balance Loss = 1 − Line Efficiency
Required Stations = Total Work Content / Takt
Line Efficiency = Total Work Content / (Stations × Bottleneck CT)
Balance Loss = 1 − Line Efficiency