Time

Question 1

The actual amount of time a team spends working on producing an item (single unit), up until the product is ready for shipment.

Answer 1

Cycle Time

Question 2

Total Available Work Time divide by Number of Units Produced

Answer 2

Cycle Time

Question 3

Time from the Cradle to the Grave; time starts when the order comes in and ends when product/service is delivered to customer.

Answer 3

Lead Time

Question 4

Manufacturing Time + Procurement Time + Shipping Time + etc.

Answer 4

Lead Time

Question 5

Little’s Law

Answer 5

Lead Time = WIP divided by Throughput Rate

Question 6

How much work is waiting to be completed. Work that has been started but not completed.

Answer 6

Work in Process (WIP)

Question 7

How many things we can complete during a selected time period (Total production number per time unit [hours, days, weeks]).

Answer 7

Average completion rate (Throughput rate)

Question 8

A maximum amount of time in which a product needs to be produced in order to satisfy customer demand.

Answer 8

Takt Time

Question 9

is the time it takes to provide a service to one customer.

Answer 9

Cycle Time

Question 10

is the time the customer wants the service to be completed.

Answer 10

Takt Time

Question 11

the time a work item has to be produced in order to meet customer demand.

Answer 11

Takt Time

Question 12

Total Available Work Time divided by Customer Demand

Answer 12

Takt Time

Question 13

the time taken to produce one work item

Answer 13

Cycle Time

Question 14

Total Available Work Time divided by Number of Units Produced

Answer 14

Cycle Time

Question 15

Total Cycle Time divided by Takt Time =

Answer 15

Minimum Staffing Required

Question 16

The actual time it took to do a part of the process or the sum of those times for total process time; multiple items can be worked on simultaneously

Answer 16

Process Time

Question 17

If Takt time is greater than Cycle time…
a) You will exceed customer demand
b) You have excess capacity
c) You will not meet customer demand
d) You will meet customer demand

Answer 17

b) You have excess capacity

Question 18

The total time elapsed from the customer order to receipt to finished products is known as the…
a) Lead time
b) Takt time
c) Unit time
d) Cycle Time

Answer 18

a) Lead time

Question 19

Takt is a German word that means…
a) Rhythm of assembly lines
b) Producing to the beat of the customer
c) Wasteful practices
d) None of these is correct

Answer 19

b) Producing to the beat of the customer

Question 20

If every step in our process takes less than the Takt Time, we will always be capable of fulfilling customer demand.
a) True
b) False

Answer 20

a) True