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Lean Production Simplified, 3rd Edition
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Lean Production Simplified, 3rd Edition

by Pascal Dennis
July 2017
Intermediate to advanced
249 pages
6h 17m
English
Productivity Press
Content preview from Lean Production Simplified, 3rd Edition
Standardized Work ◾ 71
Elements of Standardized Work
Standardized work comprises three elements:
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◾ Takt time.
◾ Work sequence—What is the best way to do the process?
◾ In-process stock—How much inventory should there be?
These provide a baseline against which we can assess a given process.
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Takt Time
Takt time tells us our demand frequency, or how frequently we must pro-
duce a product, and can be calculated as follows:
Takt = Daily operating time ÷ Required quantity per day
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For example, if our daily order is 890 units and we operate two 445-minute
shifts, our takt time would be:
Takt = 890 ÷ (445 + 445) units = 1 minute
We would have to ...
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