Difference between Cycle Time, Value Adding Time and Lead Time
What are the differences between Cycle Time, Value Added Time and Lead Time? Beginners in lean manufacturing often get confused with the terms Cycle Time, Value Added Time, and Lead Time. In this article, we explain these terms for easy understanding. Cycle Time The time between two successive outputs from a machine or an operation. […]
Six steps to avoid overproduction in your shop floor
Six steps to avoid overproduction in your shop floor If you are a person who is wondering why you need to avoid overproduction in the first place, then there is an another piece of article you need to read before going through this one – 5 reasons why overproduction is harmful. In lean manufacturing we try to get […]
How to calculate Takt Time?
How to calculate Takt Time? Takt time is a reference number that is used to match the rate of production in a manufacturing process to the rate of sales. It is used to help synchronize pace of production with the pace of sales. ‘Takt’ is a German word for a pace or beat. In other terms, […]
Five Golden Rules in Gemba
Five Golden Rules in Gemba his is our First article based on the Book “Gemba Kaizen by Masaaki Imai” Gemba means the actual place where the work is done. For a manufacturing firm the Gemba is the shop floor, for a hospital the Gemba is the Treatment wards, reception and Operation theatre and for a Cinema theatre […]
