Takt Time Formula
Takt = (h)(s)/DDC
Where:
- h = Amount of time per shift used for productive work. Normally, for an 8 hour shift, this number is around 450 minutes.
- s = Number of shifts
- DDC = Daily Demand Capacity, which really is saying how many widgets per day are required to be made to meet the customers requirements.
Example: You work a 2 shift production plant, and the customer needs 720 widgets in 5 days. The effective equation would like the following:
Since they need 720 widgets in 5 days, this means you will need to be able to produce 144 per day. This is your daily demand capacity. We will use this in the takt time equation below:
Takt Time = (450 minutes)(2 shifts)/(144 widgets)
Takt Time = 6.25 minutes per widget
Here is a video I put together explaining takt time as well.
