Takt, cycle time check and operators needed.
Use it to set the pace of a line from customer demand. It works out takt from available time and daily demand, checks each step's cycle time against it, and tells you how many operators the work content needs.
Paste two columns from Excel.
Takt = net available time per day ÷ customer demand. Capacity per day = net available time ÷ slowest cycle time. Operators needed = total cycle time ÷ takt, rounded up.
Takt time is the pace of customer demand: how often one unit must be finished to meet orders exactly.
Takt time = net available working time ÷ customer demand for the same period.
One 8-hour shift (28,800 s) with two 15-minute breaks and a 10-minute start-up meeting leaves 25,800 s. Demand is 430 units per shift. Takt time = 25,800 ÷ 430 = 60 seconds. A station with a 72-second cycle time cannot keep up and needs balancing or a second operator.
Takt time = net available time per period ÷ customer demand per period. Keep both numbers in the same period, such as one shift or one day.
No. Takt time is set by the customer. Cycle time is how long the process actually takes. The goal is cycle time slightly below takt time.
You will miss demand. Rebalance work between stations, remove waste from the slow station, add capacity or add overtime.