Use Takt Before You Argue About Output
Calculate takt time and use it to test whether a plan matches customer demand.
The move: convert demand into a required pace before debating whether the plan is realistic. Start with net available time Use the time the process can actually run. Remove breaks, planned maintenance, team briefings, sanitation, and other known stops. Gross shift time makes the plan look easier than it is. Compare takt with actual cycle time Takt is the demand pace. Cycle time is what the process currently achieves. When cycle time is slower than takt, the plan needs a countermeasure. When cycle time is much faster than takt, check whether you are building inventory that the customer did not…
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