20.4. HOW DO WE MAKE VALUE FLOW?
The key to value flow is the customer's requirements. What the customer needs and when he needs it drives all activity. This concept is often called Takt time. The formula for Takt time is shown in Equation (20.1).
Work time does not include lunches, breaks, or other process downtime. Generally, Takt time is used to create short-term (daily, weekly) work schedules.
20.4.1. Example of Takt time calculation
A satellite manufacturer receives orders for 26 satellites per year.
This means that every workcell and operation ...
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