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Takt Time worksheet

Grade 6 · CCSS 6.RP.A.3.b

Solve each problem and show your work. Round answers to 2 decimal places where needed.

1.
Problem 1.
- Shift length: 7 hours
- Shifts in the period: 1
- Breaks and planned downtime per shift: 70 min
- Customer demand in the period: 310 units
- Current cycle time (optional): 45 s/unit
Find: Takt time
Answer
2.
Problem 2.
- Shift length: 5 hours
- Shifts in the period: 1
- Breaks and planned downtime per shift: 72 min
- Customer demand in the period: 450 units
- Current cycle time (optional): 52 s/unit
Find: Takt time
Answer
3.
Problem 3.
- Shift length: 6 hours
- Shifts in the period: 1
- Breaks and planned downtime per shift: 65 min
- Customer demand in the period: 400 units
- Current cycle time (optional): 80 s/unit
Find: Takt time
Answer
4.
Problem 4.
- Shift length: 9 hours
- Shifts in the period: 2
- Breaks and planned downtime per shift: 65 min
- Customer demand in the period: 480 units
- Current cycle time (optional): 46 s/unit
Find: Takt time
Answer
5.
Problem 5.
- Shift length: 9 hours
- Shifts in the period: 2
- Breaks and planned downtime per shift: 60 min
- Customer demand in the period: 400 units
- Current cycle time (optional): 38 s/unit
Find: Takt time
Answer
6.
Problem 6.
- Shift length: 7 hours
- Shifts in the period: 1
- Breaks and planned downtime per shift: 68 min
- Customer demand in the period: 375 units
- Current cycle time (optional): 50 s/unit
Find: Takt time
Answer
7.
Problem 7.
- Shift length: 9 hours
- Shifts in the period: 1
- Breaks and planned downtime per shift: 75 min
- Customer demand in the period: 400 units
- Current cycle time (optional): 45 s/unit
Find: Takt time
Answer
8.
Problem 8.
- Shift length: 8 hours
- Shifts in the period: 1
- Breaks and planned downtime per shift: 55 min
- Customer demand in the period: 425 units
- Current cycle time (optional): 60 s/unit
Find: Takt time
Answer
9.
Problem 9.
- Shift length: 6 hours
- Shifts in the period: 1
- Breaks and planned downtime per shift: 55 min
- Customer demand in the period: 400 units
- Current cycle time (optional): 45 s/unit
Find: Takt time
Answer
10.
Problem 10.
- Shift length: 7 hours
- Shifts in the period: 1
- Breaks and planned downtime per shift: 49 min
- Customer demand in the period: 425 units
- Current cycle time (optional): 71 s/unit
Find: Takt time
Answer

Answer key: Takt Time worksheet

1. Takt time: 67.74 s/unit
1. Turn the shift into minutes and take out breaks, which leaves the time you actually work
  $7 \times 60 - 70$ $= 350 min$
2. Multiply by the number of shifts, then by 60, to get all your working time in seconds
  $350 \times 1 \times 60$ $= 21,000 s$
3. Share that time out over the units ordered. This is takt time, the pace you need to keep
  $\frac{21,000}{310}$ $= 67.741935 s/unit$
4. Compare your cycle time with takt as a percent. 100% or less means you keep up with demand
  $\frac{45}{67.741935} \times 100$ $= 66.43%$
5. See how many units you could make at your current pace by dividing your working time by the cycle time
  $\frac{21,000}{45}$ $= 466.67 units$
2. Takt time: 30.4 s/unit
1. Turn the shift into minutes and take out breaks, which leaves the time you actually work
  $5 \times 60 - 72$ $= 228 min$
2. Multiply by the number of shifts, then by 60, to get all your working time in seconds
  $228 \times 1 \times 60$ $= 13,680 s$
3. Share that time out over the units ordered. This is takt time, the pace you need to keep
  $\frac{13,680}{450}$ $= 30.4 s/unit$
4. Compare your cycle time with takt as a percent. 100% or less means you keep up with demand
  $\frac{52}{30.4} \times 100$ $= 171.05%$
5. See how many units you could make at your current pace by dividing your working time by the cycle time
  $\frac{13,680}{52}$ $= 263.08 units$
3. Takt time: 44.25 s/unit
1. Turn the shift into minutes and take out breaks, which leaves the time you actually work
  $6 \times 60 - 65$ $= 295 min$
2. Multiply by the number of shifts, then by 60, to get all your working time in seconds
  $295 \times 1 \times 60$ $= 17,700 s$
3. Share that time out over the units ordered. This is takt time, the pace you need to keep
  $\frac{17,700}{400}$ $= 44.25 s/unit$
4. Compare your cycle time with takt as a percent. 100% or less means you keep up with demand
  $\frac{80}{44.25} \times 100$ $= 180.79%$
5. See how many units you could make at your current pace by dividing your working time by the cycle time
  $\frac{17,700}{80}$ $= 221.25 units$
4. Takt time: 118.75 s/unit
1. Turn the shift into minutes and take out breaks, which leaves the time you actually work
  $9 \times 60 - 65$ $= 475 min$
2. Multiply by the number of shifts, then by 60, to get all your working time in seconds
  $475 \times 2 \times 60$ $= 57,000 s$
3. Share that time out over the units ordered. This is takt time, the pace you need to keep
  $\frac{57,000}{480}$ $= 118.75 s/unit$
4. Compare your cycle time with takt as a percent. 100% or less means you keep up with demand
  $\frac{46}{118.75} \times 100$ $= 38.74%$
5. See how many units you could make at your current pace by dividing your working time by the cycle time
  $\frac{57,000}{46}$ $= 1,239.13 units$
5. Takt time: 144 s/unit
1. Turn the shift into minutes and take out breaks, which leaves the time you actually work
  $9 \times 60 - 60$ $= 480 min$
2. Multiply by the number of shifts, then by 60, to get all your working time in seconds
  $480 \times 2 \times 60$ $= 57,600 s$
3. Share that time out over the units ordered. This is takt time, the pace you need to keep
  $\frac{57,600}{400}$ $= 144 s/unit$
4. Compare your cycle time with takt as a percent. 100% or less means you keep up with demand
  $\frac{38}{144} \times 100$ $= 26.39%$
5. See how many units you could make at your current pace by dividing your working time by the cycle time
  $\frac{57,600}{38}$ $= 1,515.79 units$
6. Takt time: 56.32 s/unit
1. Turn the shift into minutes and take out breaks, which leaves the time you actually work
  $7 \times 60 - 68$ $= 352 min$
2. Multiply by the number of shifts, then by 60, to get all your working time in seconds
  $352 \times 1 \times 60$ $= 21,120 s$
3. Share that time out over the units ordered. This is takt time, the pace you need to keep
  $\frac{21,120}{375}$ $= 56.32 s/unit$
4. Compare your cycle time with takt as a percent. 100% or less means you keep up with demand
  $\frac{50}{56.32} \times 100$ $= 88.78%$
5. See how many units you could make at your current pace by dividing your working time by the cycle time
  $\frac{21,120}{50}$ $= 422.4 units$
7. Takt time: 69.75 s/unit
1. Turn the shift into minutes and take out breaks, which leaves the time you actually work
  $9 \times 60 - 75$ $= 465 min$
2. Multiply by the number of shifts, then by 60, to get all your working time in seconds
  $465 \times 1 \times 60$ $= 27,900 s$
3. Share that time out over the units ordered. This is takt time, the pace you need to keep
  $\frac{27,900}{400}$ $= 69.75 s/unit$
4. Compare your cycle time with takt as a percent. 100% or less means you keep up with demand
  $\frac{45}{69.75} \times 100$ $= 64.52%$
5. See how many units you could make at your current pace by dividing your working time by the cycle time
  $\frac{27,900}{45}$ $= 620 units$
8. Takt time: 60 s/unit
1. Turn the shift into minutes and take out breaks, which leaves the time you actually work
  $8 \times 60 - 55$ $= 425 min$
2. Multiply by the number of shifts, then by 60, to get all your working time in seconds
  $425 \times 1 \times 60$ $= 25,500 s$
3. Share that time out over the units ordered. This is takt time, the pace you need to keep
  $\frac{25,500}{425}$ $= 60 s/unit$
4. Compare your cycle time with takt as a percent. 100% or less means you keep up with demand
  $\frac{60}{60} \times 100$ $= 100%$
5. See how many units you could make at your current pace by dividing your working time by the cycle time
  $\frac{25,500}{60}$ $= 425 units$
9. Takt time: 45.75 s/unit
1. Turn the shift into minutes and take out breaks, which leaves the time you actually work
  $6 \times 60 - 55$ $= 305 min$
2. Multiply by the number of shifts, then by 60, to get all your working time in seconds
  $305 \times 1 \times 60$ $= 18,300 s$
3. Share that time out over the units ordered. This is takt time, the pace you need to keep
  $\frac{18,300}{400}$ $= 45.75 s/unit$
4. Compare your cycle time with takt as a percent. 100% or less means you keep up with demand
  $\frac{45}{45.75} \times 100$ $= 98.36%$
5. See how many units you could make at your current pace by dividing your working time by the cycle time
  $\frac{18,300}{45}$ $= 406.67 units$
10. Takt time: 52.38 s/unit
1. Turn the shift into minutes and take out breaks, which leaves the time you actually work
  $7 \times 60 - 49$ $= 371 min$
2. Multiply by the number of shifts, then by 60, to get all your working time in seconds
  $371 \times 1 \times 60$ $= 22,260 s$
3. Share that time out over the units ordered. This is takt time, the pace you need to keep
  $\frac{22,260}{425}$ $= 52.376471 s/unit$
4. Compare your cycle time with takt as a percent. 100% or less means you keep up with demand
  $\frac{71}{52.376471} \times 100$ $= 135.56%$
5. See how many units you could make at your current pace by dividing your working time by the cycle time
  $\frac{22,260}{71}$ $= 313.52 units$