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Really Long Takt Times

Monday, December 3, 2007

One question I see coming up a lot in various
forums is how to deal with issues unique to very long takt times. By “very long” I usually hear about many hours, sometimes days, occasionally weeks. Because it comes up fairly often, I thought I would take a shot at addressing it here.
I think the [...]

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Shingijutsu Kaizen Seminar - Day 3

Thursday, November 8, 2007

Yesterday I told you the plan for today. Here is what really happened.
We got the even pitch going for a while. I was at the front of the line releasing units down the line as the pre-build Team Member was done with them. I was watching distance (since distance = time on a moving line). [...]

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Takt Time and Leveling - What’s The Point?

Sunday, September 16, 2007

A few days ago I wrote about asking “What is your takt time?” and the likely responses to that question. But in my list of common responses, I left one out - “What’s the point? We get everything out by the time the truck leaves.”
Here’s a real-life example: In a high-volume consumer goods factory [...]

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What Is Your Takt Time?

Monday, September 10, 2007

If you are the “lean manufacturing expert” you probably know. But what answer do you get if you ask the question in the work area?
Here is a quick diagnostic for you: Go to the shop floor and ask a supervisor, “What is your takt time?”
A reply of “Huh?” is pretty self-explanatory. Either the entire concept [...]

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