Answer 1

The rate of customer demand. How often the customer requires one finished item. Takt time is used to design assembly and pacemaker processes, to assess production conditions, to calculate pitch, to develop material handling containerization and routes, to determine problem-response requirements, and so on. Takt is the heartbeat of a lean system. Takt time is calculated by dividing production time by the quantity the customer requires in that time.

Answer 2

The available production time divided by the rate of customer demand. For example, if customers demand 240 widgets per day and the factory operates 480 minutes per day, takt time is two minutes; if customers want two new products designed per month, takt time is two weeks. Takt time sets the pace of production to match the rate of customer demand and becomes the heartbeat of any Lean system.

Answer 3

Expected rate of demand (customer need) and the rate of completing work based on customer demand.  Takt Time=Available Working Time/Customer Requirement

Answer 4

Based on the German word that indicates pace, the rate or pace of production as matched to the pace of customer sales. Used in lean manufacturing to align production time in linked manufacturing processes.

Answer 5

Takt (from the German word for "beat") is the time that must elapse between successive units of the same item in order to exactly meet customer demand. “The purpose of takt time is, first and foremost, to serve as a management tool to indicate at a glance whether production is ahead or behind. It serves as an alignment tool, aligning preceding with following processes, aligning resource requirements with demand, aligning corporate functions with real-time production needs.” John Shook. Takt time (e.g. minutes per widget) is total available production time (e.g. minutes) in a period divided by customer demand (e.g. no. of widgets required) over that period. Takt is typically measured over weeks or months not short time periods. For production to meet demand, all cycle times must be less than takt time.

Answer 6

The available production time divided by the rate of customer demand.  Takt time sets the pace of production to match the rate of customer demand and becomes the heartbeat of any lean system.  In repetitive operations, the cycle time between completion of units calculated based upon the rate of need for those units. Used to determine how to set up, revise, or improve operations.

Answer 7

A reference number that is used to help match the rate of production to the rate of sales. In other words, the rate at which customers require finished units. It is determined by dividing the total available production time per shift by the customer demand rate per shift. "Takt" is a German word for pace or beat.

Answer 8

The required rate of production needed to meet ‘true’ customer demand.  Calculated by dividing the total net daily operating time by the daily customer demand.