Why should you use Takt Time and how to do it (Part 1)

There are many types of waste in the production environment, and many more factors contribute to those wastes. One of the biggest cost factors is inadequate production line planning. In fact, inefficient production lines can be frustrating for customers to wait, while lots of products that are created too quickly pose a high risk of wasting resources.

In order to limit the above waste, the lean manufacturing principle becomes an excellent solution for manufacturers who want to strictly control their processes, namely the Takt Time production method.

What is Takt Time Production?

To put it simply, takt-time production is a manufacturing method that helps a line to make products at the speed that customers need. It can be written like this:

Estimated Production Time / Customer Demand = Takt Time

The more accurately you predict the estimated production time and the right customer needs, the more useful this method becomes in reducing waste. Of course, even if you can’t come up with the most accurate numbers, the system still has many other uses.

Benefits of Production Takt Time

• Limit overproduction – A common problem when selling products to your customers is that you often have to have a certain amount of product ready to ship and quickly respond to demand. By using Takt Time, you can prepare relatively precisely the quantity of product you need and are sufficient to meet your immediate delivery needs.
• Managing overtime – Through building a scientific and consistent production process, employees within the organization are less likely to encounter unexpected orders and have to work overtime for hours to keep pace. This not only helps to balance the quality of working time, but also creates a more efficient working environment.
• Easier planning – Planning is much easier when you have a steady production schedule that is closely linked to customer needs.
• Less Errors – When employees need to hurry and finish shipments quickly, more inaccurate operations will occur. Applying Takt Time helps to limit this.
• Improve cost efficiency – One of the big problems for managers is that the amount of product prepared early outstrips customer demand, when you sometimes have to sell at a discount to reduce inventory. warehouse. With Takt Time, the customer’s needs will be reflected in the amount of product that you are preparing. Hence, overproduction will be nearly absent.

Of course, each manufacturing facility has different additional benefits. Tracking production rates and other stats is a great way to pinpoint exactly how your facility is benefiting from this production approach.

Source: Kaizen News