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Takt Time & Cycle Capacity Calculator

Divide net planned production time by required units, then compare that demand pace with a constant entered cycle time.

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Compare demand pace with an entered constant operating cycle.

Net planned production minutes

840

Takt time (seconds per required unit)

120

Entered cycle time (seconds)

110

Whole units at entered cycle

458

Ideal capacity less required units

38

Cycle time divided by takt

91.67%

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How the takt time & cycle capacity calculator works

Net planned production minutes are gross shift minutes less planned stopped minutes, multiplied by shifts. Convert that available time to seconds and divide by required units for takt time in seconds per required unit.

Ideal whole-unit capacity is available seconds divided by the entered cycle seconds, rounded down. Capacity gap subtracts required units from that estimate. Cycle divided by takt compares entered operating pace with the pace demand requires; over 100% means the cycle is slower than takt.

Zero demand makes takt unavailable while available time and ideal cycle capacity remain visible. Planned stopped time must be less than scheduled time. Unplanned downtime, scrap, parallel equipment, product mix and bottlenecks are outside this simple pace comparison, so it is not a staffing or delivery promise.

Worked example

Two 450-minute shifts with 30 planned stopped minutes each leave 840 production minutes, or 50,400 seconds. Demand of 420 units gives 120-second takt. At an entered 110-second cycle, ideal capacity is 458 whole units and the modeled gap is 38 units above demand.

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The source material explains the underlying calculation or pricing structure. Entered prices, costs, schedules and scenario choices are your assumptions; this tool does not obtain supplier quotes or predict actual results.

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