Creating a Lean Culture, 3rd Edition

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production control (often called production and inventory control

(PIC) or materials management), quality control or quality assurance

(QCorQA), maintenance, tooling, safety, and human resources.

Takt time: The rate of customer demand calculated by dividing daily

demand in units into the time available for production. It is typically

expressed in seconds, as in “takt time for the XYZ is 54 seconds.”

That means a completed unit is due off the end of the line every

54seconds. Lean systems are designed to produce at the takt rate;

thus, takt is the basis for pace for the entire Lean process.

Team leader: Team leaders are the first level of formally designated leader-

ship in a Lean production environment. Where production is do ...