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The process and its takt
Steps, in the order the operator does them
One cycle on a timeline
WalkingManual workAutomatic (machine) timeOperator waitingTakt
What the checks found
The checks look for gaps in the sheet: steps with no time, too few timings, no key point, no independent check of the times, no approval and no review date. They cannot tell whether the times are true, whether the method is safe, or whether the sequence is right.
What it measures
- Each step has a walk time, a manual time and an automatic time, in seconds. Manual work is done by the operator. Automatic time is a machine running while the operator is free, unless the step is marked as one the operator waits for.
- The timeline adds walk, then manual, step by step. If the operator waits for the machine, the next step starts when the machine finishes. If not, the next step starts straight after the manual work.
- Operator cycle is the time the operator finishes the last step, plus the walk back to the first step.
- Cycle is the longer of the operator cycle and the time the last automatic step finishes. It assumes each machine is ready again for the next cycle. Where the machine finishes later, the machine is setting the pace and the note says so.
- Takt is available time divided by demand. A cycle over takt cannot meet demand.
What would make it a standard
- The times timed more than once, and checked by someone who did not time them.
- A key point for safety or quality on the steps that need one.
- Approval by someone with the authority to approve it, who did not time it, and a review date that has not passed.
- The operators who will use it involved in building it, and trained in it. This tool does not record training.
Related tools
Use the same elements in the Line Balancing tool. Time the work with the Cycle Time and Waste Tool or the SMV tool. Work through gaps on a A3 sheet.
Limits
No gaps found does not mean the times are true, the method is safe or the sheet is a good standard. A competent person must judge those, on the floor. This is decision support only.