The process design team at a manufacturer has broken an assembly process into eight basic steps,each with a required time,and predecessor as shown in the table.They work a 7 hour day and want to produce at a rate of 360 units per day.What should their takt time be?
A) 70 seconds
B) 65 seconds
C) 52 seconds
D) 25 seconds

Question

The process design team at a manufacturer has broken an assembly process into eight basic steps,each with a required time,and predecessor as shown in the table.They work a 7 hour day and want to produce at a rate of 360 units per day.What should their takt time be? 
A) 70 seconds 
B) 65 seconds 
C) 52 seconds 
D) 25 seconds

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Takt time is the maximum amount of time that can be spent on producing one unit to meet customer demand. It can be calculated by dividing available production time by the required production rate.

Available production time per day = 7 hours/day x 60 minutes/hour x 60 seconds/minute = 25,200 seconds/day

Required production rate = 360 units/day

Therefore, takt time = 25,200 seconds/day ÷ 360 units/day = 70 seconds/unit

So, the best choice is A) 70 seconds.

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